X and Y jointly start a business with investments of and respectively. At the end of the year, Y receives as profit. Find the profit share that X will receive.
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Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Profits are distributed in the direct ratio of the investments made by partners.
Ratio of capitals of X and Y:
Let the profit of X be denoted as .
Ratio of capitals of X and Y:
Let the profit of X be denoted as .