Question

A invested Rs 76000 in a business After few months B joined him with Rs 57000 At the end of the year the total profit was divided between them in the ratio of 2 :1 After how many months did B join?

• A. 4
• B. 8
• C. 9
• D. None of these

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

8

Let A invested Rs.76000 for 12 months and B invested Rs.57000 for x months
Then $\frac{7600\times 12}{5700\times x}=\frac{2}{1}$
$\Rightarrow x=\frac{76\times 12}{57\times 2}$
$\Rightarrow x=8$
hence B invested for 8 months