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Mohit and Anshu invested some money in a business in the ratio 8 : 15 respectively. After 9 months Mohit withdraws his capital. If they rec…

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Mohit and Anshu invested some money in a business in the ratio 8 : 15 respectively. After 9 months Mohit withdraws his capital. If they receive profits in the ratio 4 : 5, then for how many months did Anshu invest in the business?

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CCommunity22 Jun 2019

Let Anshu invested his capital for X months

Profit = capital × time

⇒ Ratio of profit = 4/5

⇒ (8 × 9)/(15 × x) = 4/5

⇒ 360 = 60x

∴ x = 6