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A man invested 1/3 of his capital at 21%;1/4 at 16% and remainder at 10%. If his income is Rs 2002 then what is capital?

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A man invested 1/3 of his capital at 21%;1/4 at 16% and remainder at 10%. If his income is Rs 2002 then what is his capital?

posted Oct 13, 2016 by anonymous

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Let Capital = X
Then, we can write the following equation:

X/3 x 0,21 + X/4 x 0,16 + 5X/12 x 0,10 = 2002

Solving this equation X = Rs 13200

answer Oct 15, 2016 by anonymous



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