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A and B shared a business with initial investments in the ratio 14 : 15 and their annual profit were in the ratio  7 : 6

If A invested the money for 10 months , for how many months did B invest his money ?


Options:
A .  6
B .  7
C .  8
D .  9
Answer: Option C

Suppose A invested Rs. 14`x`  for 10 months and B invested Rs. 15`x` for y months . Then

` (14x xx 10)/(15x xx y)  =  7/6   hArr   y =  840/105` =  8

Hence , B invested the  money for 8 months.




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