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X and Y are partners in a business. They invest in the ratio 5 : 6, at the end of 8 months X withdraws his capital. If they receive profits in the ratio of 5 : 9. Find how long Y's investment was used ?

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Answer:- 1

Explanation:-

Solution:

Let Y's investment is used for T months → Now by using formula

\begin{aligned} \frac{5 \times 8}{6 \times T_{2}} = \frac{5}{9} \\ T = 12 months \end{aligned}

$\eqalign{ & \frac{{5 \times 8}}{{6 \times {{\text{T}}_2}}} = \frac{5}{9} \cr & {\text{T}} = 12{\text{ months}} \cr}$

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Solution:

Let Y's investment is used for T months → Now by using formula

\begin{aligned} \frac{5 \times 8}{6 \times T_{2}} = \frac{5}{9} \\ T = 12 months \end{aligned}

$\eqalign{ & \frac{{5 \times 8}}{{6 \times {{\text{T}}_2}}} = \frac{5}{9} \cr & {\text{T}} = 12{\text{ months}} \cr}$ ", "dateCreated": "7/24/2019 10:09:12 AM" } }

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