Virat and Samrat together invested $50, 000$ and $1, 20, 000$ rupees to start a business . They suffered a loss of $20$ %. How much loss did each of them incur?

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Money invested by Virat $= R s .50, 000$

Money invested by Samrat $= R s .1, 20, 000$

Then,

Loss incurred by Virat $= R s . (50000 \times \frac{20}{100}) = R s .10000$

Loss incurred by Samrat $= R s . (120000 \times \frac{20}{100}) = R s .24000$

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Virat and Samrat together invested 50,000 and 1,20,000 rupees to start a business . They suffered a loss of 20%. How much loss did each of them incur?

Money invested by Virat =Rs.50,000Money invested by Samrat =Rs.1,20,000Then,Loss incurred by Virat =Rs.(50000×20100)=Rs.10000Loss incurred by Samrat =Rs.(120000×20100)=Rs.24000

Virat and Samrat together invested $50, 000$ and $1, 20, 000$ rupees to start a business . They suffered a loss of $20$ %. How much loss did each of them incur?

Money invested by Virat $= R s .50, 000$

Money invested by Samrat $= R s .1, 20, 000$

Then,

Loss incurred by Virat $= R s . (50000 \times \frac{20}{100}) = R s .10000$

Loss incurred by Samrat $= R s . (120000 \times \frac{20}{100}) = R s .24000$