16. Riti has a box of sweets. She distributes 20% of the sweets. Pooja comes and distributes 15% of the remaining sweets. If a total of 80 sweets were distributed, find how many sweets were there in the box?
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250
Step-by-step explanation:
Let x be the total no. of sweets,
20% of x is : 20/100.x
15% of remaining is : 15/100(x-20/100.x)
total distribution is : 80
20/100.x + 15/100(x-20/100.x) = 80
or
(2000x+1200x)/10000 = 80
or
3200x = 80,000
or
x = 250
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