Question

riti has a box of sweets . she distributed the 20%of the sweets . pooja comes and distributed 15% of the remaining sweets . If total 80 sweets were distributed . find how many sweets were in the box​

Answer 1

Answer:

250 sweets

Step-by-step explanation:

Let number of sweets = x

x - 20x/100 = 80x/100 = y

y - 15y/100 = 85y/100

20x/100 + 15y/100 = 80

20x + 15y = 8000

4x + 3y = 1600

4x + 240x/100 = 1600

640x = 160000

x = 250

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