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 g less B. 10g less C. 3g more D. 12.5g more

Answer 1

Answer:

Option B = 10 g less

Step-by-step explanation

When the no. of children was 12 the cake was equally distributed to them and each piece was of 50 g.

Therefore, total weight of the whole cake was =

(Weight of one cake piece X No. of students)=(50 g X 12)= 600 g.

Now, when the cake is distributed equally among 15 students each will get one piece of weight = (Weight of the cake divided by No. of students) =

600 g divided by 15 = 40 gms.

Answer 2

Answer:

the answer is option B.10g less

Step-by-step explanation: