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If Rs.900 is divided among Maya, Annie, Saiji so that Maya receives half as much as Annie & Annie half as much as Saiji.

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If Rs.900 is divided among Maya, Annie, Saiji so that Maya receives half as much as Annie and Annie half as much as Saiji. Then what is the Share of Saiji?

posted Mar 14, 2016 by Sumana

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Let's saiji's share is X
then Annie's share is (X/2)
and Maya's share is (X/4)
Now,
X+(X/2)+(X/4)=900
X=3600/7=512 16/7............(=514.29)
Saiji=512 16/7.....(=514.29)
Annie=256 8/7.....(=257.14)
Maya=128 4/7......(=128.57)
Total=900.00........(=900.00)
Ans : Saiji's share is 512 16/7

answer Mar 14, 2016 by Jaikumar Bhatia
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let saji 4x
then annie 2x
maya x
hence 7x=900
maya =900/7=128.57
annie =257.14
saji -514.29

answer Mar 14, 2016 by Gangadharan Kv



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