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The rates of simple interest  in two banks A and B are in he ratio  5 : 4  A person wants o deposit his total  savings in two banks in such a way that he received equal half yearly interest from  both . He should deposit  the saving in  banks   A and B in he ratio  :


Options:
A .  2 : 5
B .  4 : 5
C .  5 : 2
D .  5 : 4
Answer: Option B

Let the savings be  X and Y and the rates of simple interest be `5x` and `4x`  respectively .

Then , `X xx 5x xx 1/2 xx 1/100 =  Y xx 4x xx 1/2 xx 1/100`

or `X/Y = 4/5` , i.e.,

X : Y =  4 : 5



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