Question 63
MediumOriginal questionHarsh starts a business with ₹30,000. Some months later Pooja joins with ₹45,000. At the end of the year they share the profit equally. After how many months did Pooja join?
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CorrectNot quiteAnswer A
Correct answer: A
Explanation
Equal shares mean equal capital × time: .
, so Pooja's money was in for 8 months.
She joined after months.
Worth noting
8 is how long Pooja's money stayed in the business, not when she joined.
- Concept
- Finding the joining time from the profit ratio
- Typical timeTypical
- 60 s
- Your timeYours
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