3. Sekhar gives a quarter of his sweets to Renu and then gives 5 sweets to Raji. He has
7 sweets left. How many did he have to start with ?
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Step-by-step explanation:
Let Shekhar had x sweets
He gave to Renu = 1/4 x
He gave to Raji = 5
No. of toffees remaining =
x-(1/4*x + 5) =7
x -1/4*x -5 =7
x - 1/4x = 7+5
(4x-x )/ 4 =12
3x = 12*4
3x = 48
x=48/3
x=16
He had 16 toffees in all.
he had. =
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