{"id":162933,"date":"2024-02-23T12:45:14","date_gmt":"2024-02-23T07:15:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=162933"},"modified":"2024-02-23T12:45:15","modified_gmt":"2024-02-23T07:15:15","slug":"a-gambler-won-rs-x-in-gambling-he-decided-to-save-33-33%e2%84%85-of-the-amount","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/a-gambler-won-rs-x-in-gambling-he-decided-to-save-33-33%e2%84%85-of-the-amount\/","title":{"rendered":"A gambler won Rs. X in gambling. He decided to save 33.33\u2105 of the amount"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Q. A gambler won Rs. X in gambling. He decided to save 33.33\u2105 of the amount. And then he invested 50\u2105 of the remaining amount in a bank that offers compound interest of 20\u2105 for 1 year and the interest is calculated on a half-yearly basis. After that, he started a business with the remaining amount with his friend. The investment of his friend is Rs. 1000 more than him in the business and the duration is the whole year. After 6 months he invested an additional 0.1x in a business which is the interest received from the bank. At the end of the year, a gambler received a profit which is 90.09% more than the amount received from the bank. If the total profit from the business is Rs.63500. find the amount he received from the business?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A. Rs.32000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B. Rs.31500<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C. Rs.33000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>D. Can\u2019t be determined<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>E. None of these<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let us assume the gambler won = Rs.3X<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He saved =1\/3 of (3X)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He deposited 1\/2 of (2X) In a bank.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And he invested remaining 1\/2 of (2X) in a<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>business<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He received 10\u2105 of X for the first 6 months and<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>10\u2105 of X received for the next 6 months<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a business,<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He invested Rs. X for the first 6 months and then<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>he added the interest received from the bank<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>0.1x for the second next 6 months and his friend<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>invested Rs. X+1000 for the whole year<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>X * 6 + 1.1 X * 6 = 12.6 X<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>(2x + 1000)* 12 = 24 X<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>12.6X: 24X + 12000<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The total profit received is Rs.63500<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We cannot split the profit as per their investment<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, it is cannot be determined<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Q. A gambler won Rs. 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