ABC26GN3052 · Ratio and Proportion

Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Ratio and Proportion · Exam: 2008 · Marks: · Difficulty:

Profits of a business are divided among three partners $A, B$ and $C$ in such a way that 4 times the amount received by $A$ is equal to 6 times the amount received by $B$ and 11 times the amount received by $C$. The ratio in which the three received the amount is

(a)4 : 6 : 11

(b)11 : 6 : 4

(c)33 : 22 : 12

(d)$\frac{1}{4}: \frac{1}{6}: \frac{1}{11}$

Answer

Answer (as printed): C

Explanation

$4 A=6 B=11 C=k$ (say). Then, $A=\frac{k}{4}, B=\frac{k}{6}, C=\frac{k}{11}$ $$\Rightarrow A: B: C=\frac{1}{4}: \frac{1}{6}: \frac{1}{11}=33: 22: 12 .$$

Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.

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