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Three partners shared the profit in a business in the ratio 5 : 7 : 8. They had partnered for 14 months.................

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Three partners shared the profit in a business in the ratio 5 : 7 : 8. They had partnered for 14 months, 8 months and 7 months respectively. What was the ratio of their investments?

posted Feb 11, 2016 by Nikhil Pandey

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7.14 : 17.50 : 22.86

answer Feb 11, 2016 by Anup Desai



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