Deepa and Farhan start a tuition centre with ₹40,000 and ₹60,000 respectively and run it together for a year. The year's profit is ₹15,000. What is Farhan's share?

₹6,000Correct answerYour answer₹7,500Correct answerYour answer₹9,000Correct answerYour answer₹10,000Correct answerYour answer

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CorrectNot quiteAnswer C

Correct answer: C

For the same period, profit is shared in the ratio of capital: $40{,}000 : 60{,}000 = 2 : 3$ .
Farhan's share = ₹15,000 × $3/5$ = ₹9,000.

Worth noting

₹6,000 is Deepa's share, and ₹7,500 is an equal split, which ignores the different capitals.

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