Ashok and Pyarelal invested money together in a business and share a capital of Ashok is 1/9 of that of Pyarelal.if the incur a loss of Rs 1600 then loss of Pyarelal? Choose one.
A) 600 B) 700 C) 840 D) 940 E) 1440

Rationale: "let the capital of pyarelal be x , then capital of ashok = x / 9 so ratio of investment of pyarelal and ashok = x : x / 9 = 9 x : x hence out of the total loss of 1600 , loss of pyarelal = 1600 * 9 x / 10 x = 1440 answer : e"
Answer: E