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Amar, Bhavan and Chetan divide an amount of Rs. 5600 among themselves in the ratio 3 : 6 : 5. If an amount of Rs. 400 is deducted from each…

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Amar, Bhavan and Chetan divide an amount of Rs. 5600 among themselves in the ratio 3 : 6 : 5. If an amount of Rs. 400 is deducted from each of their shares, what will be the new ratio of their shares

A4 : 7 : 6
B1 : 4 : 3
C2 : 5 : 4
D5 : 11 : 9

Correct answer: A

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CCommunity06 Jul 2021

4 : 7 : 6

Let the shares of Amar, Bhavan and Chetan be Rs. 3x, Rs. 6x and Rs. 5x respectively.
3x + 6x + 5x = 5600 => 14x = 5600 => x = 400.
Required ratio = 3x - 400 : 6x - 400 : 5x - 400
= 3x - x : 6x - x : 5x - x
= 2x : 5x : 4x => 2 : 5 : 4