NIFT UG 2020 Question Paper with solutions

Question : 25 of 150

Marks: +1, -0

In a partnership business,

B

's capital was half of A's. If after 8 months,

B

withdrew half of his capital and after 2 months more

A

withdrew one-fourth of his capital, then the profit ratio of

A

and

B

will be

Solution:

Let

A

's capital

=₹ x

∴ B

's capital

=₹ \;{x}/{2}

Now, according to the question.

=

Ratio of the investments of

A

and

B

=(x × 10+\;{3}/{4} x × 2):(\;{x}/{2} × 8+\;{x}/{4} × 4)

=(10+\;{3}/{2}):(4+1)=\;{23}/{2}: 5=23: 10

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