Question

When a cake was divided equally among 12 children, each child got a piece weighing 50 grams. If the cake had been divided equally among 15 children, each piece would have weighed

A. 3 grams less B. 10 grams less

C. 3 grams more D. 12.5 grams more



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Answer 1

Answer(:b)10 grams less

Step-by-step explanation:when number of children increases the weight of cake each child gets decreases.

Hence they are inversely proportional

Let weight of cake be y

X1*y1=X2*y2

12*50=15y

600/15=40 grams

As 40 grams is 10 gram less than 50 grams

Ans=(b)

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