A certain amount of money is to be divided between A and B in the ratio 3:1.But because of a miscalculation A received 1/14 of the total money additionally. Find the ratio in which they divided the money.
5:2
14:9
23:5
None
Your Answer
d
Correct Answer
c
HOW IT IS POSSIBLE?MY ANS. WAS 23:7 AND WHAT ABOUT MY MARKS?
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206Let initial amount of money to be received by A and B be Rs 3x and x.
Total money = Rs 4x
After miscalculation, money received by A = Rs (3x + (114 * 4x))
= Rs (3 + 27)x
= Rs 237x
Money received by B = Rs (x - 2x7)
= Rs 57x
Now take the ratios :)
