{"id":164629,"date":"2024-03-16T15:18:56","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T09:48:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=164629"},"modified":"2024-03-16T15:18:58","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T09:48:58","slug":"the-investment-made-by-x-and-y-are-in-the-ratio-32-if-5-of-the-total-profit-is-donated-and-x-gets-rs-8550","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/the-investment-made-by-x-and-y-are-in-the-ratio-32-if-5-of-the-total-profit-is-donated-and-x-gets-rs-8550\/","title":{"rendered":"The investment made by x and y are in the ratio 3:2. If 5% of the total profit is donated and x gets Rs 8550"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> <p class=\"MsoNormal\">The investment made by x and y are in the ratio 3:2. If 5% of the total profit is donated and x gets Rs 8550 as his share of profit then what is the amount of total profit:<\/p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\">a) Rs 14000<\/p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\"><b>b) 15000<\/b><\/p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\">c) Rs 11050<\/p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\">d) None of these<\/p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\">Sol:<\/p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\">A : B = 3 : 2\u00a0 <\/p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\">5% of profit is donated\u00a0 <\/p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\">Share of A = 8550\u00a0 <\/p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\">Calculation:\u00a0 <\/p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\">Let x be the total profit\u00a0 <\/p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Cambria Math&quot;,serif;mso-bidi-font-family:\n&quot;Cambria Math&quot;\">\u21d2<\/span> 5% of total profit is donated means 0.5x is donated\u00a0 <\/p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Cambria Math&quot;,serif;mso-bidi-font-family:\n&quot;Cambria Math&quot;\">\u2234<\/span> Remaining profit = 0.95x\u00a0 A\u2019 share\u00a0 0.95x (3\/5) = 8550\u00a0 x = (8550 \u00d7 5)\/(3 \u00d7 0.95) = 15000\u00a0 <\/p> <p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-family:&quot;Cambria Math&quot;,serif;mso-bidi-font-family:\n&quot;Cambria Math&quot;\">\u2234<\/span> The amount of Total profit = 15000<\/p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The investment made by x and y are in the ratio 3:2. 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