Question

H. Four businessman invested a sum of Rs.

250000 in the ratio of 3:5:7:10 to start
a new bushess
i) Find the sum invested by each of them
i At the end of the year, if they gained
Rs 50,000 divide the profit among them in the ratio of their shapes
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Answer 1

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Explanation:

• Four businessmen invested a sum of Rs. 250,000 in the ratio of 3:5:7:10 to start a new business.

(i) The amount invested by each businessman is;

1^st businessman invested:

`(3)/(25) * 250,000 =` Rs. 30,000

2^nd businessman invested:

`(5)/(25) * 250,000` = Rs. 50,000

3^rd businessman invested:

`(7)/(25) *250,000` = Rs. 70,000

4^th businessman invested:

`(10)/(25) *250,000` = Rs. 100,000

• If they gained Rs. 50,000

(ii) The profit each one of them got is;

1^st businessman got:

`(3)/(25) * 50,000` = Rs. 6,000

2^nd businessman got:

`(5)/(25) *50,000` = Rs. 10,000

3^rd businessman got:

`(7)/(25) *50,000` = Rs. 14,000

4^th businessman got:

`(10)/(25) *50,000` = Rs. 20,000