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Capital added or withdrawn during the period: profit shares

This type of question, asked 8 times: 13 Sep 2025 S2, 13 Sep 2025 S3, 14 Sep 2025 S2, 14 Sep 2025 S3, 15 Sep 2025 S3, 22 Sep 2025 S3, 23 Sep 2025 S1, 24 Sep 2025 S2. All 9 questions below, oldest first.

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  1. Question 1

    13 Sep 2025 S2

    55
    Tina and Meera started a business with ₹1,00,000 and ₹80,000 respectively. After 6 months, Meera added ₹40,000 more. Tina withdrew ₹20,000 at the same time. What is the profit-sharing ratio at the end of 1 year?

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  2. Question 2

    13 Sep 2025 S3

    57
    A and B start a business. A invests 22 times more than B. After 88 months, A withdraws half of his capital, and B triples his capital. If the total profit after one year is ₹75,000, find the share of A .

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  3. Question 3

    14 Sep 2025 S2

    57
    X, Y, and Z started a business with capitals in the ratio 2:3:52:3:5. After 3 months, Z withdrew 40%40\% of his capital. After another 3 months, Y withdrew half of his capital. The business continued for a total of 18 months. If total profit is ₹3,24,000, find the ratio of profit shares of X : Y : Z.

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  4. Question 4

    14 Sep 2025 S2

    55
    Sohan started a business with ₹90,000. After 5 months, Rohan joined with ₹1,50,000. After another 3 months, Sohan withdrew ₹30,000. What is the ratio of their profits at the end of the year?

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  5. Question 5

    14 Sep 2025 S3

    55
    A and B start a business with capitals in the ratio 5:3. After 6 months, A withdraws ₹10,000 and B doubles his investment. If the initial investment of A was ₹50,000, and the total profit after 1 year is ₹84,000, find the profit share of A.

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  6. Question 6

    15 Sep 2025 S3

    54
    Kapil invested ₹1,00,000 in a business. After 3 months, Manish joined with ₹80,000. After 3 more months, Kapil withdrew ₹40,000. Find their profit ratio at the end of the year.

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  7. Question 7

    22 Sep 2025 S3

    57
    D and E start a business with equal investments. After 44 months, D adds Rs. 10,00010,000 more. At the end of 11 year, if the total profit is Rs. 33,00033,000, and E’s share is Rs. 15,00015,000, what was their initial investment?

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  8. Question 8

    23 Sep 2025 S1

    56
    M and N start a business with Rs. 2,00,000 and Rs. 3,00,000 respectively. After 4 months, M adds Rs. 1,00,000 more, and N withdraws Rs. 50,000. At the end of 1 year, they make a profit of Rs. 1,80,000. What is N's share of profit?

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  9. Question 9

    24 Sep 2025 S2

    56
    'A', 'B', and 'C' formed a consulting firm. Their capital investments were Rs. 6,00,000, Rs. 4,00,000, and Rs. 5,00,000, respectively. After 3 months, 'A' withdrew Rs. 1,00,000, and 'B' added Rs. 1,00,000. The partnership lasted for 9 months. What was the ratio of their effective capital contributions?

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