document.write( "Question 616002: Three individuals form a partnership and agree to divide the profits equally. X invests $40,000. Y invests $35,000. Z invests $25,000. If the profits are $2,700, how much less does X receive than if the profits were divided in proportion to the amount invested? \n" ); document.write( "
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Do you mean if the profits are in relation to the amount invested rather than divided equally?\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "If so then you just want to find the proportion of the total that x invests.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "i.e. his investment divided by total investment.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "40000/100000 = 0.4\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So this is the proportion of the profits that he would receive if divided fairly and the amount is calculated by multiplying this proportion by total profits:\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "0.4 x 2700 = $1080\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "However, as profits are divided equally between three people the amount he would get is:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "2700/3 = $900\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Therefore the difference between the two is 1080 - 900 = $180
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