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Two friends start a business with capitals of and . They earn a total profit of in a year. How much will each friend get as their share of the profit?

  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Profit shares are directly proportional to the invested capitals.
Ratio of capitals of the two friends:



Sum of the ratio terms:



Total profit earned =

Share of the first friend:



Share of the second friend:

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Two friends start a business with capitals of and . They earn a total profit of in a year. How much will each friend get as their share of the profit?
A
B
C
D

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