self Maths Puzzle

A total amount of Rs.1560 is to be divided between A,B and C such that A gets 50% of what B gets and B gets 20% of what C gets.How much will each of them get ?

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A=50% of B. ..... Eqn1

B=20% of C......eqn2

Since, A+B+C=1560. .. ....eqn 3

A=50B/100
C=100B/20 ( from above equations 1&2)

Putting these values in eqn 3, we get

50B/100+B+100B/20=1560
(10B+20B+100B)/20=1560
B=240
From 1 & 2
A=120
B=240
C=1200
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