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For how many months did Sonam invest his money when Paras and Sonam started a retail store with initial investments in the ratio 5 : 6 and their annual profits were in the ratio 2 : 3 and Paras invested the money for 8 months.

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Mathematics Express>Chapter 9 - Ratio and Proportion>Exercise 1>Q 18
A, B and C entered into a business and their investments ratio was 5 : 4 : 3. After 4 months B invested  Rs.1000 more and after 8 months C invested Rs.2000 more. At the end of one year the profit ratio was 15 : 14 : 11, the investment of C at the beginning was :
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Mathematics Express>Chapter 9 - Ratio and Proportion>Exercise 1>Q 19
A and B entered into a partnership investing Rs. 16000 and Rs. 12000 respectively. After 3 months, A withdrew Rs. 5000 while B invested Rs. 5000 more. After 3 more months, C joins the business with a capital of Rs. 21000. The share of B exceeds that of C, out of a total profit of Rs. 26400 after one year by:
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Mathematics Express>Chapter 9 - Ratio and Proportion>Exercise 1>Q 20
A and B invested in a business in the ratio 3 : 5. If 20% of the total profit goes to charity and then A's share is Rs 12000, then the total profit is (in Rs)-
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Mathematics Express>Chapter 9 - Ratio and Proportion>Exercise 1>Q 21
A, B, C subscribe together Rs. 50,000 for a business. A subscribes Rs. 4,000 more than B and B Rs. 5,000 more than C. Out of a total profit of Rs. 35,000, A receives:
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Mathematics Express>Chapter 9 - Ratio and Proportion>Exercise 1>Q 22

Prakash, Sunil and Anil started a business jointly investing Rs. 11 lakhs, Rs. 16.5 lakhs and Rs. 8.25 lakhs respectively. The profit earned by them in the business at the end of three years was Rs. 19.5 lakhs. What will be the 50% of Anil's share in the profit?

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Mathematics Express>Chapter 9 - Ratio and Proportion>Exercise 1>Q 23
A started a business with an initial investment of ₹50,000 and he invested an additional amount of ₹20,000 every year and for the next three years. After 2 years of the inception of the business, B joined and invested ₹100,000. At the end of the fourth year, if the profit share of A is ₹8000 then find the profit share of B.
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Mathematics Express>Chapter 9 - Ratio and Proportion>Exercise 1>Q 24
Three friends A, B and C started a business with the initial investment in the ratio of 3 : 5 : 7 and the total initial amount is ₹150,000. After 3 months, A withdrew ₹10,000, Y also withdrew ₹20,000 but C made an additional investment of ₹50,000. Find the ratio of the profit earned by A, B and C at the end of a year..
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Mathematics Express>Chapter 9 - Ratio and Proportion>Exercise 1>Q 25
A and B jointly invest ₹2100 and ₹3100 respectively in a firm. A is an active partner, and hence he gets 25% of the profit separately. If their business yields them a total of ₹1040 as profit, what will be the gain for each of them?