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Three friends start a business and decide to split the profits equally. Susan invests $6,000, John invests $4,000, and Pria invests $7,000. If the profits are $12,000, how much of the profits would Pria receive if the profits were divided proportional to how much each friend invested?

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Answer:

The proportion of Pria's investment is $7000 / 6000+4000+7000 = 7 / 17

So, Pria's share of the profit is $12000 x 1/17 = $4941

So your answer is $4941

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