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A sum of money is divided in the ratio 4:3. The largest part is Rs 72. Find the smalest part?

Answer 1

#54 \ "Rs"#

If the money is divided in the ratio of #4:3#, then #4# is the larger ratio. We got #72 \ "Rs"# in the larger part, so #1# part will be

#(72 \ "Rs")/4=18 \ "Rs"#

Thus, the lesser portion will be

#18 \ "Rs"*3=54 \ "Rs"#

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Answer 2

Eva Abramson

If the largest part is #"Rs 72"#, that means #4 -> "Rs 72"#

Essentially, #4# represents #"Rs 72"#, so if you divide #"Rs 72"# by #4#, you get #"Rs 18"#. So each unit represents #"Rs 18"#.

Thus, the smallest component needs to be

#"Rs 18" * 3 = "Rs 54"#

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Answer 3

Eva Abramson

To find the smallest part, you can set up a proportion:

( \frac{4}{3} = \frac{72}{x} )

Solving for ( x ):

( x = \frac{72 \times 3}{4} = 54 )

So, the smallest part is Rs 54.

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