Partnership (Railway Maths) (Part – I)

Total Questions: 21

11. Ren and Martin started a company on 1 March 2019. The ratio of their investments was 5 : 4. Martin left the company after 15 months. In what ratio must the profit be divided at the end of 2 years? [Group D 22/09/2022 (Morning) ]

Correct Answer: (a) 2 : 1
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12. Giri and Kamal invested their capitals in a business in the ratio 5 : 7, respectively. If ₹1,728 was the total money invested in the business, what is Giri's share in the business ? [Group D 27/09/2022 (Afternoon) ]

Correct Answer: (b) ₹720
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13. A starts a business with ₹7,250 and after 3 months, B joins A as his partner. After a year since A started the business, the profit is divided between A and B in the ratio 8 : 9. What is B's contribution in the capital ? [Group D 06/10/2022 (Afternoon) ]

Correct Answer: (d) ₹10,875
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14. A and B invest in a business in the ratio of 7 : 8 for same time. If 7% of the total profit goes to charity and A's share in profit is ₹12,600, then what is the total amount of profit earned ? [Give your answer correct to 2 decimal places.] [Group D 11/10/2022 (Afternoon) ]

Correct Answer: (d) ₹29,032.25
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15. Mohan, Meena and Madhav enter into a partnership investing ₹3,000, ₹2,000 and ₹5,000 respectively. Find their respective shares in the annual profit of ₹5,600 in the given order of the names mentioned here. [Group D 11/10/2022 (Evening) ]

Correct Answer: (b) ₹1,680, ₹1,120, ₹2,800
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16. Three men entered into a business in partnership for 14 months, 8 months and 7 months. If the ratio of their profit is 5 : 7 : 8, what is the ratio of their investments? [RRB JE 23/05/2019 (Morning) ]

Correct Answer: (a) 20 : 49 : 64
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17. P and Q invested in a business in the ratio 5 : 13. Q withdrew his capital after 6 months. If they shared their profit in the ratio 25 : 26, for how long was P's amount used? [RRB JE 24/05/2019 (Evening) ]

Correct Answer: (a) 15 months
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18. A and B invest some amount in the ratio 3 : 5 in a business. After 6 months, C joins them with an investment equal to that of B. In what ratio should the yearly profit be shared among A, B and C? [RRB JE 25/05/2019 (Afternoon) ]

Correct Answer: (b) 6 : 10 : 5
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19. P invests half as much as Q and Q puts in half as much as R in a business. If the monthly profit of Rs.7000 is shared between them, then what is the share of R? [RRB JE 29/05/2019 (Evening) ]

Correct Answer: (d) Rs 4000
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20. Umar and Avinash started a partnership with investments of ₹ 10,000 and ₹ 15,000, respectively but due to a financial emergency the latter had to withdraw his investment after 8 months. In what ratio should the profit of the first twelve months be shared among [RRB ALP 09/08/2018 (Morning) ]

Correct Answer: (b) 1 : 1
Solution:

Required profit ratio
= 10,000 × 12 : 15,000 × 8 = 30 : 30 = 1 : 1