Question

the business analyst of a major company notices that the profit made by the company in 2008 is exactly twice that made in 2009. The profit made in 2010 is r5million more than the profit made in 2009. If the total profit made by the company from 2008 to 2010 is r73 million, determine the profit made in 2008, 2009, 2010

Answer 1

can someone plz help

Answer 2

i'm here to help

Answer 3

you're from india? i noticed the "r" = rupee?

Answer 4

and of course, your name :]

Answer 5

from mauritius in the indian ocean :) a small paradise island

Answer 6

that's beautiful!!!

Answer 7

i need to show the working for this question..but it seems so confusing

Answer 8

you must have rich parents?

Answer 9

well mauritius is great living here..i really need ur help for this quest..its for my dissertation

Answer 10

okay let x=2008
y=2009
z=2010

Answer 11

@nishta, create an equation that defines the year 2009 as the base profit. for example, if year2009 was x, then year 2008 would be 2x. then total these up to equal 73mill, which is the total profit of the three years

Answer 12

x=2y
2y+5M=z
73M=x+y+z

Answer 13

now you just plug it in

Answer 14

@Tai, that is a bit more than needed...

Answer 15

73M=x+(x/2)+(x/2)+5M

Answer 16

x+(2x/2)+5M=73M

Answer 17

2x+5M=73M

Answer 18

x=34M

Answer 19

you find the y and z values ;)

Answer 20

@nishta -- if year 2009 is x, what would year 2010 be?