Rs.1720 is divided among 45 persons consisting of men, women and children. The sum of men’s, women’s and children’s shares are as 12 : 15 : 16 but the individual shares of a man, woman & child are as 6 : 5 : 4. Find respective share of 1 man, 1 women and 1 child.
Rs.1720 is divided among 45 persons consisting of men, women and children. The sum of men’s, women’s and children’s shares are as 12 : 15 : 16 but the individual shares of a man, woman & child are as 6 : 5 : 4. Find respective share of 1 man, 1 women and 1 child.
Option 1 -
48, 40, 32
Option 2 -
48, 32, 24
Option 3 -
48, 60, 64
Option 4 -
24, 20, 16
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Correct Option - 1
Detailed Solution:We can see that men, women & children are in the ratio = or 2: 3: 4.Number of men, women & children = 10, 15, 20. Now if each man gets 6a, we have10 × 6a + 15 × 5a + 20 × 4a = 1720 or a = 8. So, the answers are Rs. 48, 40, 32.
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