Question

Divide rupees 1380 among Ahemad John and Babita so that amount Ahemad receive is 5 times as much as Babita's share and is 3 times as much as John share?

Answer 1

let Ahmed,John and Babita share is x,y,z

so x=5z=3y

so z=x/5 and y =x/3

⇒ total will be x+x/5+x/3=1380

∴ x =900

z=180 and y=300

∴ share of Ahmed,john and Babita are Rs900. Rs300 and Rs300 respectively