document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=903287>Question 903287</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> David started a business with a capital of $10000. Six month's later, John joined by investing $ 15000. After 8 months Peter joined by investing $ 20000. They got profit of $ 2900 at the end of the year. Find the share of Peter in the profit given that their shared their profit in the ratio of their contribution? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #548070 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><B>richwmiller(17219)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richwmiller><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richwmiller><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=548070\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I divided it into three periods<BR>\n" );
document.write( "David was the only investors for 6 months so he gets all the profit for that period\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10000 for 12 months<BR>\n" );
document.write( "15000 for 6 months 1/2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "20000 for 4 months 1/3\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10000  for 6 months 6/12 1450 d 1/2 of the year\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "john and david were the only investors for 2 months  1/6 of the year<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10000+15000 for 2 months 2/12 483.33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "david had 2/5 and john had 3/5 of the investment<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d 10/25=2/5 96.66*2 193.33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "j 15/25=3/5 96.66*3 290.00\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "all three were investors for the last four months  1/3 of the year\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "10000+15000+20000 for 4/12  966.67 <BR>\n" );
document.write( "proportion of the investments<BR>\n" );
document.write( "d 10/45 j 15/45 p 20/45\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "21.48*10 214.81 d <BR>\n" );
document.write( "21.48*15 322.22 j<BR>\n" );
document.write( "21.48*20 429.63 p\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "david =1450+193.33+214.81=$1858.14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "john=290+322.22=$612.22<BR>\n" );
document.write( "peter =$429.63\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "That is how I see it.  </SPAN>\n" );
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