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If a box of sweets is divided among 24 children, they will get 5 sweets each. How many would each get, if the number of the children is reduced by 4? - Mathematics

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If a box of sweets is divided among 24 children, they will get 5 sweets each. How many would each get, if the number of the children is reduced by 4?

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उत्तर १

Number of remaining children = 24 − 4 = 20

Let the number of sweets that each of the 20 students will get be x.

The following table is obtained:

Number of students 24 20
Number of sweets 5 x

If the number of students is smaller, then each student will get more sweets.

Since this is a case of inverse proportion,

24 × 5 = 20 × x

x = `(24xx5)/20`

x = 6

Hence, each student will get 6 sweets.

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उत्तर २

Sweets given to 1 child = 5

Then sweets given to 24 children = 24 × 5 = 120

Total sweets = 120

If the number of children decreases by 4

Number of remaining children = 24 − 4 = 20

Sweets given to each child = `120/20` = 6

If the number of children is reduced by 4, then each child will get 6 sweets.

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पाठ 13: Direct and Inverse Proportions - Exercise 13.2 [पृष्ठ २१४]

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पाठ 13 Direct and Inverse Proportions
Exercise 13.2 | Q 4 | पृष्ठ २१४

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