Question

If a box of sweets is divided among 24 children, they will get 5 sweets each. How
many would each get, if the number of the children is reduced by 4?
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Answer 1

Answer:

Let us assume the total number of sweets to be divided as x.

Then, we will have the equation as

24

x

=5

⇒x=120

From the above step we get, the total number of sweets to be 120.

Given that the number of children is now 20 (reduced by 4).

Now, we need to find the number of sweets each child will get which will be

20

120

which equals 6.

So, each child will get 6 sweets now.

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Answer 2

Step-by-step explanation:

given : 24 children = 5 sweets each

24 children - 4 children = 20 children so

let the no.of sweets each get get if the 4 childrens are reduced be x

solving :

24 children = 5 sweets each

x

20 children = x sweets each

cross multiply we get

$= 24 \times x = 5 \times 20$

$24x = 100 \\ x = \frac{100}{24} \ \\ \\ \\ \\ \ x = \frac{25}{6} = 4.16666666667$

therefore if 4 childrens are reduced each child will get 4.16666666667 sweets approximately 4 sweets each