Worked Examples · Example 2
Q.A and B start a business investing capitals of rupees and rupees respectively for the same period. At the end of the year the profit is rupees. Find each partner's share.
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Because both partners invest for the same length of time, this is a simple partnership, and profit is divided in the ratio of the capitals.
Step 1 — form the capital ratio.
Step 2 — find the value of one part. The ratio has parts in total, and these parts share the whole profit of rupees, so
Step 3 — find each share.
Verification. The two shares add to rupees, which is exactly the total profit, and their ratio is , matching the capital ratio — both checks confirm the division is correct.
✓Final answer
A receives rupees and B receives rupees.
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