Proportional payments — dinner bill split: Find Veena's fraction of the total bill. Amita paid 2/3 as much as Veena paid. Veena paid 1/2 as much as Tanya paid. What fraction of the total bill was paid by Veena? Choose the correct fraction.
Verbal Reasoning
Arithmetic Reasoning
Difficulty: Easy
Choose an option
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A1/3
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B3/11
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C12/13
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D5/8
Answer
Correct Answer: 3/11
Explanation
Let Veena's share be V
- Amita A = (2/3)V
- Veena V = (1/2)T ⇒ Tanya T = 2V
Compute totalTotal = A + V + T = (2/3)V + V + 2V = (2/3 + 3)V = (11/3)V
Fraction paid by VeenaV / [(11/3)V] = 3/11
Final Answer3/11