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Q: Ajay who is a King, at his eleventh hour, called his three queens and distributed his gold in the following way: He gave 50% of his wealth to his first wife, 50% of the rest to his second wife and again 50% of the rest to his third wife. If their combined share is worth1,30,900 kilograms of gold, find the quantity of gold King Ajay was having initially?

  • 1
    153145 kgs
  • 2
    147890 kgs
  • 3
    152400 kgs
  • 4
    149600 kgs
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Answer : 4. "149600 kgs"
Explanation :

Answer: D) 149600 kgs Explanation: Let the total quantity of gold be p kgs. According to the question, 50% of p + 25% of p + 12.5% of p = 130900 87.5% of p = 130900 p = 130900 x 100/87.5  = 149600 kgs.   Therefore, the initial gold quantity that king has = p = 149600 kgs.

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