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Partners' capitals in rising ratio and times in falling ratio: who gets the most profit

The same question, asked 2 times: CDS 2 2016*, CDS 1 2023. Every wording below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    CDS 2 2016

    29
    There are twelve friends A,B,C,D,E,F,G,H,I,J,KA, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K and LL who invested money in some business in the ratio of 1:2:3:4:5:6:7:8:9:10:11:121 : 2 : 3 : 4 : 5 : 6 : 7 : 8 : 9 : 10 : 11 : 12 and the duration for which they invested the money is in the ratio of 12:11:10:9:8:7:6:5:4:3:2:112 : 11 : 10 : 9 : 8 : 7 : 6 : 5 : 4 : 3 : 2 : 1 respectively. Who will get the maximum profit at the end of the year ?

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  2. Question 2

    CDS 1 2023

    6
    A, B, C, D and E enter into a business. They invest money in the ratio 2 : 3 : 4 : 5 : 6. However, the time invested by them is in the ratio 6 : 5 : 4 : 3 : 2. If the profit distributed is directly proportional to time and money invested, then who receives the highest amount of profit?

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