Three brothers in a business deal share the profit at the end of the contract. The first received 31 of the profit and the second 32 of the remainder. If the third received the remaining ₦12,000.00, how much profit did they share?
Worked solution (try it first)
After the first brother takes 31, the remainder is 32 of the profit.
The second takes 32 of the remainder, so the third gets the other 31 of it: 31×32=92 of the profit.
So 92 of the profit is ₦12,000.
One ninth is ₦6,000, and the profit is 9×6000=54000: ₦54,000.00, option B.