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if the income of A, B and C is in the ratio of 2:5:11 and the income of B is 291 more than A, then the income of C is?
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if the income of A, B and C is in the ratio of 2:5:11 and the income of B is 291 more than A, then the income of C is?

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The information in the question let’s us solve for A using a ratio:

A / (A + 291) = 2 / 5
5A = 2A + 582
3A = 582
A = 194

Now we can use ratios again to solve for C:

11 / 2 = C / 194
2C = 2134
C = 1067
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