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Q.A and B start a business investing capitals of 3000030000 rupees and 4500045000 rupees respectively for the same period. At the end of the year the profit is 1500015000 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. 30000:45000=2:3(dividing both by 15000).30000 : 45000 = 2 : 3 \quad (\text{dividing both by } 15000).

Step 2 — find the value of one part. The ratio has 2+3=52 + 3 = 5 parts in total, and these parts share the whole profit of 1500015000 rupees, so one part=150005=3000 rupees.\text{one part} = \frac{15000}{5} = 3000 \text{ rupees}.

Step 3 — find each share. A=2×3000=6000 rupees,B=3×3000=9000 rupees.A = 2 \times 3000 = 6000 \text{ rupees}, \qquad B = 3 \times 3000 = 9000 \text{ rupees}.

Verification. The two shares add to 6000+9000=150006000 + 9000 = 15000 rupees, which is exactly the total profit, and their ratio is 6000:9000=2:36000 : 9000 = 2 : 3, matching the capital ratio — both checks confirm the division is correct.

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A receives 60006000 rupees and B receives 90009000 rupees.

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