A started a business by investing Rs. 8400. After 2 months B and C joined him by investing Rs. 9000 and Rs. 6000 respectively. After 4 more months, B withdrawn 1/3 part of his capital, D joined them by investing Rs. 10000 and after 4 more months A withdrawn his whole capital. After one year, A took Rs. 8400 from the total profit for starting the business and the rest profit is distributed according to their ratio. If the difference between the shares of A and B is Rs. 9600, then find the total profit.

A started a business by investing Rs. 8400. After 2 months B and C joined him by investing Rs. 9000 and Rs. 6000 respectively. After 4 more months, B withdrawn 1/3 part of his capital, D joined them by investing Rs. 10000 and after 4 more months A withdrawn his whole capital. After one year, A took Rs. 8400 from the total profit for starting the business and the rest profit is distributed according to their ratio. If the difference between the shares of A and B is Rs. 9600, then find the total profit. Correct Answer Rs. 36000

The ratio between the profit shares of A, B, C and D

: : :

84000 : 72000 : 60000 : 60000

7 : 6 : 5 : 5

Let the profit shares of A, B, C and D be 7x, 6x, 5x and 5x respectively.

According to the question:

7x + 8400 – 6x = 9600

x = 1200

The total profit = = Rs. 36000

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Each question below is followed by two statements I and II. You have to determine whether the data given in the statements are sufficient for answering the question. You should use the data and your knowledge of Mathematics to choose the best possible answer. What is the amount received by Shimona? I. Samarth and Shimona started a business with an investment in the ratio of 5 ∶ 4. After 4 months Sujoy joined their business with an amount 20% more than that of Samarth after 2 more months Shimona took out 25% of her investment. The total profit obtained after the end of year is Rs.25000. II. Samarth invested Rs.7000 more than that of Shimona. Sujoy invested 9000 more than Samarth and the difference between the profit earned by them is Rs.2000.