In an examination, Rama's score was one-twelfth of the sum of the scores of Mohan and Anjali. After a review, the score of each of them increased by 6. The revised scores of Anjali, Mohan, and Rama were in the ratio 11:10:3. Then Anjali's score exceeded Rama's score by
Correct Answer :
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Solution :
Let the initial scores of Rama, Mohan, and Anjali be , , and respectively.
According to the first condition:
— (Equation 1)
After the review, each score increases by 6. The new scores are , , and respectively. The ratio of their revised scores is:
Let the revised scores be:
Substitute these values into Equation 1:
We can now find the initial scores:
The difference between Anjali's score and Rama's score is:
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