document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1134835>Question 1134835</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A and B contribute $140000 and $180000  respecrively in a business partnership. Of  the profit, A receives 20% as manager and the rest is shared in the ratio of their capitals.  What is the ratio of A's total share of the profit to B's? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #752403 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=752403\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A contributes 140,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B contributes 180,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "total contribution is 320,000.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A proportion of total contribution = 140 / 320 = .4375<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B proportion of total contribution = 180 / 320 = .5625\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A receives 20% of the profit as manager.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the rest is shared in the same proportion as their contributions.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if the profit is x, then:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A gets .2 * x + .4375 * .8 * x = .55 * x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B gets .5625 * .8 * x = .45 * x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for example:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "assume the profit is 400,000.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A gets .20 * 400,000 = 80,000 + .4375 * .8 * 400,000 = 140,000 for a total of 140,000 + 80,000 = 220,000.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "B gets .5625 * .8 * 400,000 = 180,000\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the total profit is 400,000<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A gets 220,000 = 220/400 = .55 * the total profit.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "B gets 180,000 = 180/400 = .45 * thee total profit.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the ratio of A's total share of the profit to B's total share of the profit is equal to .55 / .45 = 11/9.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if the total profit is broken up into 20 parts, A gets 11 of them and B gets 9.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "11/20 = .55<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9/20 = .45\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "i think that's what you're looking for.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "the ratio of A's total share of the profit to B's total share of the profit is 11/9.\r<BR>\n" );
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