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QUESTION

CSAT

Medium

Maths

Prelims 2026

Three partners AA, BB and CC entered into a business. AA invested one-third of the capital for one-third duration. BB invested one-fourth of the capital for one-fourth duration. CC invested the remaining capital for the whole duration. Out of a profit of ₹ 17,00017,000, how much profit will CC get?

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Explanation

To find the profit share of each partner, we need to calculate the ratio of the product of their invested capital and the duration of their investment.

Let the total capital be KK and the total duration be TT.

1. Investment and Duration of AA:

  • Capital invested by AA = 13K\frac{1}{3}K
  • Duration of AA's investment = 13T\frac{1}{3}T
  • Equivalent investment of AA = 13K×13T=19KT\frac{1}{3}K \times \frac{1}{3}T = \frac{1}{9}KT

2. Investment and Duration of BB:

  • Capital invested by BB = 14K\frac{1}{4}K
  • Duration of BB's investment = 14T\frac{1}{4}T
  • Equivalent investment of BB = 14K×14T=116KT\frac{1}{4}K \times \frac{1}{4}T = \frac{1}{16}KT

3. Investment and Duration of CC:

  • Capital invested by CC = Remaining capital = K(13K+14K)=K712K=512KK - \left(\frac{1}{3}K + \frac{1}{4}K\right) = K - \frac{7}{12}K = \frac{5}{12}K
  • Duration of CC's investment = Whole duration = TT
  • Equivalent investment of CC = 512K×T=512KT\frac{5}{12}K \times T = \frac{5}{12}KT

4. Ratio of Profits: The profit-sharing ratio of AA, BB, and CC is the ratio of their equivalent investments: A:B:C=19:116:512A : B : C = \frac{1}{9} : \frac{1}{16} : \frac{5}{12}

To simplify this ratio, we multiply by the Least Common Multiple (LCM) of the denominators 99, 1616, and 1212, which is 144144.

  • AA's share in ratio = 19×144=16\frac{1}{9} \times 144 = 16
  • BB's share in ratio = 116×144=9\frac{1}{16} \times 144 = 9
  • CC's share in ratio = 512×144=60\frac{5}{12} \times 144 = 60

The simplified profit ratio is 16:9:6016 : 9 : 60.

5. Calculating CC's Profit:

  • Total parts in the ratio = 16+9+60=8516 + 9 + 60 = 85 parts
  • Total profit = ₹ 17,00017,000
  • Value of 11 part = 17,00085=200\frac{17,000}{85} = 200

CC's profit share = 60 parts×200=₹ 12,00060 \text{ parts} \times 200 = \text{₹ } 12,000

Therefore, CC will get a profit of ₹ 12,00012,000.

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