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in Mathematics by kratos

Amar, Akbar and Anthony are friends, being looked after by a matron Farah, Amar weighs 50% more than Akbar and Anthony weighs 25% less than Amar. Farah weighs a third of the combined weight of the three boys. All four together weigh 232kg. The correct arrangement of the persons in the ascending order of their weights, is :

(a) Anthony, Akbar, Farah, Amar

(b) Anthony, Akbar, Amar, Farah

(c) Akbar, Anthony, Amar, Farah

(d) Akbar, Anthony, Farah, Amar

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by kratos
 
Best answer

(d) Let weight of Akbar = x kg.

then weight of Amar =3x/2 kg

Arrangement of persons in the ascending order :

Akbar < Anthony < Farah < Amar.

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