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King Dashratha, 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 wide,

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King Dashratha, 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 wide, 50% of the rest to his second wife and again 50% of the rest to his third wife. If their combined share is worth 1,30,9000 kilograms of gold, find the quantity of gold King Dashratha was having initially?

  • Option 1)

    1,42,600 kg

  • Option 2)

    1,49,600 kg

  • Option 3)

    1,51,600 kg

  • Option 4)

    1,52,600 kg

  • Option 5)

    1, 50, 000 kg

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rishi.raj

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Let the total quantity of gold be p kgs.A

ccording 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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Ritika Prasad

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