SSC CGL 18 Aug 2021 Shift 3 Paper

Question : 62 of 100

Marks: +1, -0

Keshav, Surjeet and Thomas started a business with investments in the ratio

2: 3: 4

. The ratio of their period of investments is

5: 6: 9

20 \%

of the profit was spent on rent and maintenance of the office.
Remaining profit was distributed among themselves. If the difference in the shares of profit of Keshav and Surjeet is 7264 , then how much is the total profit (₹ in)?

72640
46490
51060
58112

Validate

Solution:

According to the question,
Total profit earns by keshav

=

Investment

\times

time

=2 × 5 x=10 x

Total profit earns by Surjeet

=3 × 6 x=18 x

Total profit earns by Thomas

=4 × 9 x=36 x

Difference of share of profit of Keshav and Surjeet

=₹ 7264

⇒\;18 x-10 x \;\; =7264

⇒\;8 x \;\; =7264

⇒\;x \;\; =₹ 908

Total Profit after 20% spent on maintenance and office

=10 x+18 x+36 x=64 x

=64 × 908=₹ 58112

80 \%

of Total profit

=58112

∴

Total profit

=\;{58112}/{80} × 100=₹ 72640 .

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