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Three friends, A, B, and C, invested in a business in the ratio of 3:5:7. After 8 months, A reduced his investment by one-third, while B doubled his investment. At the end of 12 months, the total profit earned was Rs. 73,500. Calculate the share of profit received by each friend.

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Let the invested money by A, B and C are 3x, 5x and 7x Ratio of their shares 83x 42x 85x 410x 127x 32x 80x 84x 8 20 21 8y20y21y 73,500 49y 73,500 y 1500 profit received by A, B and C 8y, 20y, 21y 12,000, 30,000, 31,500.

A 12,000, 30,000, 31,500

B 12,000, 26,000, 32,500

C 12,500, 27,500, 31,500

D 12,000, 24,000, 33,500

E none

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