Samaira, Mahira and Kiara rented a set of DVDs at a rent of Rs. 578. If they used it for 8 hours, 12 hours and 14 hours respectively, what is Kiara's share of rent to be paid ?

A. Rs. 192

B. Rs. 204

C. Rs. 215

D. Rs. 238

E. None of these

Answer: Option D

Solution(By Examveda Team)

$$\eqalign{ & {\text{Ratio of shares}} \cr & = 8:12:14 \cr & = 4:6:7 \cr & \therefore {\text{Kiara's share}} \cr & = {\text{Rs}}{\text{.}}\left( {578 \times \frac{7}{{17}}} \right) \cr & = {\text{Rs. }}{\text{238}} \cr} $$