App Logo

No.1 PSC Learning App

1M+ Downloads
A, B, C rent a pasture. A puts 10 oxen for 7 months, B puts 12 oxen for 5 months and C puts 15 oxen for 3 months for grazing. If the rent of the pasture is Rs. 175, how much must C pay as his share of rent?

A55

B40

C45

D35

Answer:

C. 45

Read Explanation:

A : B : C = (10 x 7) : (12 x 5) : (15 x 3) = 70 : 60 : 45 = 14 : 12 : 9. C's rent = 175 x 9/35 = 45


Related Questions:

If 1.2 ∶ 3.9 ∶∶ 2 ∶ a, then find the value of a.
A and B started a business investing amounts of Rs. 92,500 and Rs. 1,12,500 respectively. If B's share in the profit earned by them is Rs. 9,000, what is the total profit (in Rs.) earned by them together?
A : B = 5 : 3, B : C = 7 : 4 ആയാൽ A : C എത്ര ?
Mr. Sharma, Mr. Gupta and Ms Sinha invested ₹4,000, ₹8,000 and ₹6,000, respectively, in a business. Mr. Sharma left after 6 months. If after 8 months, there was a gain of 34,000, then what will be the share of Mr. Gupta?
The monthly incomes of two friends Amit and Gopal, are in the ratio 5 : 7 respectively and each of them saves ₹72000 every month. If the ratio of their monthly expenditure is 2 : 3, find the monthly income of Amit(in ₹).