Partnership Practice Test 1

Question : 36 of 40

Marks: +1, -0

X and Y started a business with their initial investments in the ratio of 56 : 35. If X invested the money for 15 months, find the number of months for which Y invested the money, if their annual profits were in the ratio of 2 : 1.

10 months
9 months
10.5 months
12 months
11.5 months

Validate

Solution:

Let Y invested for a months.
Then,

{56×15}/{35×a}=2/1

⇒a={56×15}/{35×2}=12

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