Four milkmen rented a pasture. A grazed 15 cows for 4 months, B graze…

Question

Four milkmen rented a pasture. A grazed 15 cows for 4 months, B grazed 12 cows for 2 months, C grazed 18 cows for 6 months and D grazed 16 cows for 5 months. If A's share of rent is Rs. 1020, what is C's share of rent ?

Accepted Answer

Option C. Rs. 1836. Answer & Solution Answer: Option C Solution: & = A: B: C: D & = 15 × 4:12 × 2:18 × 6:16 × 5 & = 60:24:108:80 & = 15:6:27:20 & Let the total rent be Rs .x & Then, & A's share = Rs . ( 15x68 ) & \, 15x68 = 1020 & x = ( 1020 × 6815 ) & x = 4624 & Hence, C's share & = Rs . ( 4624 ×…