document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1096373>Question 1096373</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A , B and C started a business by investing a business in a way that A:B = 1:2 and B:C = 3:4 , what will be the share of A in a company profit of Rs 68000 ? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #710848 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><B>greenestamps(13200)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=greenestamps><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=greenestamps><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=710848\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> <br>Play with the given ratios so that the number for B in both ratios is the same.  It's like finding a common denominator when adding or subtracting fractions.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "In the first ratio, the number for B is 2; the second, the number for B is 3.  So multiply both numbers in the first ratio by 3 and both numbers in the second ratio by 2; that will make 6 the number for B in both ratios.  Then you can combine the two ratios into a single ratio.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "1:2 --> 3:6<BR>\n" );
document.write( "3:4 --> 6:8<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "So<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A:B:C = 3:6:8<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now with all three numbers expressed in a single ratio, we can let the amounts for A, B, and C be represented by 3x, 6x, and 8x.  Then, since the total is 68000,<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So the amounts the three business owners should get are<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A: 3x = 12000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B: 6x = 24000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "C: 8x = 32000<br><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Note: the answers from the first tutor are wrong.  While his method was fine, he accidentally wrote 4C=3B, where it should have been 3C=4B... </SPAN>\n" );
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