Akshay and Sunil are partners in a business. Akshay contributes \(\frac{1}{6}\) of the capital for 15 months and Sunil received \(\frac{2}{5}\) of the profit. For how long Sunil's money was used?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
Let the total capital = 6 and total profit = 5
Now, ATQ
Akshay Sunil
Capital ⇒ 1 : 5 ⇒ 6
Profit ⇒ 3 : 2 ⇒ 5
Time ⇒ \(\frac{3}{1}\) : \(\frac{2}{5}\)
⇒ 15 : 2
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15 mnt 2 months
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