Tina, Ishan, Abhishek and Fatima jointly started a business and invested a total of Rs. 80. If Tina’s share increases by Rs. 3, Ishan’s share increases by one-third of his share, Abhishek’s share decreases by 20% and Fatima’s share decreases by Rs. 4, all of them would have equal amounts of money. What is Fatima’s original share?

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Rs. 20.25

Rs. 23.50

Rs. 23.75

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Rs. 24.25

Rs. 24.75

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Given:

T + I + A + F = 80

... eq (1)

Also:

T + 3 = (I + \frac{1}{3}I) = (\frac{80}{100}A) = F - 4

... eq (2)

From (2), we can express T, I, A in terms of F:

T = F - 7

... eq (3)

I = \frac{3}{4}F - 3

... eq (4)…

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