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A father decided to split the 20 chocolates he had in the ratio 2 : 3 between child 1 and child 2 respectively. How many chocolates did child 2 receive?

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6 chocolates
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8 chocolates
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12 chocolates
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15 chocolates
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Solution

The correct option is C 12 chocolates
The ratio in which the chocolates were divided was 2 : 3.

Total number of parts = 2 + 3 = 5
Value of 5 parts = 20 chocolates
Value of 1 part
=205=4

Child 2 receives 3 parts
=3× 4=12 chocolates

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