Question

A box of sweats is divided among 24 children the will get 5 sweets each. how many sweat would each get if the no. of children is reduced by 4​

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation:

No. of students =24

no. of sweets each gets =5

therefore, total no. of sweets 24×5=120

the no. of children when 4 is gone =24−4=20

Hence,each child will get 120/20 =6sweets.

Answer 2

We observe that on increasing the number of children, number of sweets got by each will be less. So, they are in inverse proportion.

=> $\rm x_1y_1 = x_2y_2$

where, $\rm x_1 = 24, \: y_1 = 5, \: x_2 = 20$ and $\rm y_2 = a$ (let)

=> 24 × 5 = 20 × a

=> a = 24 × 5/20

=> a = 24/4

=> a = 6

Hence, the required number of sweets = 6.