Ravi and Kishan are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 3 : 2. They admitted Mohan as a new partner. Ravi surrendered 2/5th of his share and Kishan surrendered 1/5th of his share in favour of Mohan. The new profit sharing ratio will be:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → 9 : 8 : 8
When each old partner surrenders a fraction of his own share, the sacrifice is that fraction of his old share; the new partner’s share is the total of the sacrifices.
Ravi’s sacrifice = 2/5 of 3/5 = 6/25; new share = 3/5 − 6/25 = 15/25 − 6/25 = 9/25
Kishan’s sacrifice = 1/5 of 2/5 = 2/25; new share = 2/5 − 2/25 = 10/25 − 2/25 = 8/25
Mohan’s share = 6/25 + 2/25 = 8/25
New ratio of Ravi, Kishan and Mohan = 9 : 8 : 8
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