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The Central Government granted a certain sum towards flood relief to 3 states A, B and C in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4. If C gets Rs. 400 Crores m…

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The Central Government granted a certain sum towards flood relief to 3 states A, B and C in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4. If C gets Rs. 400 Crores more than A, what is the share of B?

ARs. 400 crore
BRs. 200 crore
CRs. 600 crore
DRs. 300 crore

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CCommunity01 May 2019

Let the ratio of sum towards flood to 3 states A, B and C be 2x : 3x and 4x

Also given that C gets Rs. 400 Crores more than A

⇒ 2x + 400 = 4x

⇒ 2x = 400

⇒ x = 400/2 = 200

∴ Share of B = 3x = 3 × 200 = Rs. 600 crore