Total amount invested = Rs 40,000 + Rs 60,000
= Rs 1,00,000
Profit earned = 30%
∴ Total profit = 30% of 1,00,000
= 30/100 × 100000
= Rs 30000
Proportion of investment = 40000 : 60000
= 2:3 …. (Dividing by 20000)
Let Nasruddin’s profit be Rs 2x and Mahesh’s profit be Rs 3x.
∴ 2x + 3x = 30000
∴ 5x = 30000
∴ x = . 30000/5
∴ x = 6000
∴ Nasruddin’s profit = 2x = 2 × 6000 = Rs 12000
Mahesh’s profit = 3x = 3 × 6000 = Rs 18000
∴ The profits of Nasruddin and Mahesh are Rs 12000 and Rs 18000 respectively.