Question
Palash invest thrice the sum invested by Vicky and
withdraws half of the sum after 3 months and again withdraws half of the remaining sum after 3 months. Find ratio of profit share of Palash to Vicky at the end of a year?Solution
Let investment of Vicky is Rs.8x. So, investment of Palash = Rs.24x Required ratio = (24x x 3 + 12x x 3 + 6x x 6) : 8x x 12 => (72x + 36x + 36x) : 96x => 144x : 96x => 3:2