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Q · Ratio and ProportionMedium · 45s
Divide Rs.5000 among A, B, C and D so that A and B together get 3/7th of what C and D get together, C gets 1.5 times of what B gets and D gets 4/3 times as much as (c) Now the value of what B gets is
TopicRatio and Proportion
Question Typemultiple choice
DifficultyMedium
Marking+1 / −0.33
Test Duration30 min
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Final Answer: Option A — 500