Jahirul and Jalil agree to from a partnership. The partnership agreement requires that Jahirul invests Tk. 7000.00 less than one half of what Jalil invests. If the total investment is Tk. 1,25,000.00, how much does Jalil invest?
A
Tk. 1,63,200
B
Tk. 2,58,000
C
Tk. 78,666.67
D
Tk. 46,333.33
Correct Answer: Tk. 1,63,200
Let, Jalil invest X :. Jahirul invests (X/2) - 7000 According to the question, X + (X/2) - 7000 = 125000 = > (2X + X)/2 = 125000 + 7000 = > 3X/2 = 132000 :. X = (132000 x 2)/3 = > X = 88000 Answer: Jalil invests Tk. 88000