Rita has given one-fourth of her toffees to her friend Geeta, one-fifth to her friend Sita and the remaining toffees to her brother. If her brother has 22 toffees, find the total number of toffees she initially had.
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40
Step-by-step explanation:
no of toffees=n
G = n/4
S=n/5
remaining = n-(n/4+n/5) = n-n×(9/20)=n(1-9/20)=11n/20
brother =11n/20
11n/20 = 22
11n=440
n=40
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