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Suman and Varsha are partners sharing profits and losses in the ratio of 5:6. Draupadi joins the firm as a new partner. The new profit sharing ratio of Suman, Varsha and Draupadi agreed at 5 : 6 : 3 respectively. Calculate the sacrificing ratio.

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Sacrificing Ratio = Old Share ? New Share                         Suman \[\,=\,\frac{5}{11}-\frac{5}{14}=\frac{70-55}{154}=\frac{15}{154}\]                         Varsha \[\,=\,\frac{6}{11}-\frac{6}{14}=\frac{84-66}{154}=\frac{18}{154}\]             Sacrificing Ratio Suman and Varsha = \[\frac{15}{154}\,:\,\frac{18}{154}\,or\,5\,:\,6\]