Multiple choice

Rahul and Sunjay invested $Rs.\,\,25,000\,\,$ and$ \;\,Rs.\,\,35,000$ respectively in a business. They will share the profit in the proportion.............

  1. $7:5$
  2. $5:7$
  3. $8:5$
  4. $5:8$
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Explanation

In a business partnership, profits are shared in proportion to the capital invested and the time duration. Since the time is the same, the ratio is 25,000:35,000, which simplifies to 5:7.

AI explanation

In a partnership, the profit sharing ratio equals the ratio of the investments. Rahul and Sunjay invested Rs. 25000 and Rs. 35000 respectively. Their ratio is 25000 : 35000, which simplifies to 5 : 7.

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