alex and brian start a business with rs. 7000 each, and after 8 months, brian withdraws half of his capital. how should they share the profits at the end of the 18 months?
Choose the correct choice from the following answers:	A) 5 : 4	B) 4 : 3	C) 18 : 11	D) 3 : 2	E) 18 : 13
<gadget id="calculator">12 + 1</gadget>
<output>13</output>

<gadget id="calculator">18 / 13</gadget>
<output>18/13 = around 1.384615</output>

<result>E</result>
alex and brian start a business with rs. 7000 each, and after 8 months, brian withdraws half of his capital. how should they share the profits at the end of the 18 months?
divide(18, add(const_12, const_1))
alex invests rs . 7000 for 18 months , but brian invests rs . 7000 for the first 8 months and then withdraws rs . 3500 . so , the investment of brian for remaining 10 months is rs . 3500 only . alex : brian 7000 * 18 : ( 7000 * 8 ) + ( 3500 * 10 ) 126000 : 91000 alex : brian = 18 : 13 answer : e