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Question
Nasruddin and Mahesh invested Rs 40,000 and Rs 60,000 respectively to start a business. They made a profit of 30%. How much profit did each of them make?
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Solution
Nasruddin invested Rs 40,000
Mahesh invested Rs 60,000
Profit = 30%
Profit earned by Nasruddin = 30% of Rs. 40000
`= 30/100 xx 40000`
= 12000
Profit earned by Mahesh = 30% of Rs. 60000
`= 30/100 xx 60000`
= 18000
Thus, Nasruddin got Rs 12,000 profit and Mahesh earned Rs 18,000 as profit.
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