Question

One dozen pencils is it to be distributed between two children, so that the

number of pencils the second child gets is double the number of pencils the

first child gets. How many pencils do the two children get?​

Answer 1

Answer:

number of pencils got by 1st and 2nd child are 4 and 8 respectively.

Step-by-step explanation:

let the no. pencils got by 1st child be x and the 2nd child be 2x

pencils got by 1st child =

⇒ x + 2x = 12

⇒ 3x = 12

⇒ x = 12/3

⇒ x = 4

pencils got by 2nd child = 2 × 4

                                        = 8

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Answer 2

Answer:

4&8

Step-by-step explanation:

let first child gets x pencils

then second child gets 2x pencils

A/Q, x+2x=12

3x=12

x =4

So, the first child gets 4 pencils

and second child gets 2x =2×4 =8 pencils.

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