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A, B and C start a business with an investment of ₹1,00,000, ₹1,50,000 and ₹2,00,000 respectively. A gets 10% of the profit as salary for running the business. If the total profit in a year is ₹49,500, then the positive difference between the amount earned by A and C is ₹__________.

Asked in Punjab Police Constable · 2023
Partnership · Quantitative Aptitude
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Quantitative AptitudeProfit and LossPartnershipThree or More PartnerPunjab Police Constable2023
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59UPSC Questions Asked in These Years:2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2026
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Profit and Loss has appeared in 185 previous-year exam questions, most frequently in UPSC, State PSC and SSC.
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