Sum on Chappatis

A had 5 chapattis, B had 3 and C had nil. They all ate equally and C paid 8/- to them as the price for what he had eaten. How much A and B should get from the said amount?

 Answer:
A should take 7 rupees and B should take 1. First calculate cost of chapattis. C ate 1/3 and paid 8 Rupees. Hence, the total cost of chapattis is 24. Each chapatti is worth 3 rupees. It means; A has 5 (15 rupees worth) chapattis and B has 3 (9 rupees worth). A and B ate 8 rupees worth each and gave the extra to C. Hence A should get 7 Rupees (15-8)and B should get 1 rupee (9-8).

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