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Rs. 700 is divided among A, B, C so that A receives half as much as B and B half as much as C. Then C’s share is

A. Rs. 200 B. Rs. 300 C. Rs. 400 D. Rs. 500 Answer: Option C
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Solution(By Apex Team)

$\begin{aligned}&\text{ Let }C=x\\ &\text{ Then }B=\frac{x}{2}\\ &\text{ and }A=\frac{x^2}{4}\\ &A:B:C=1:2:4\\ &\text{ C’s share }=\text{ Rs. }\left(\frac{4}{7}\times700\right)=400\end{aligned}$

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