If a box of sweets is divided among 24 children, they will get 5 sweets each. If the number of the children is reduced by 4 , then each would get ___ .

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As the number of children increases, the number of sweets to each decreases.

So, xy = constant

x₁= 24 and y₁ = 5

x₂ = 20 and y₂ = ?

x₁y₁= x₂y₂

y₂= $\frac{24 \times 5}{20} = 6$

So, each child gets 6 sweets.

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If a box of sweets is divided among 24 children, they will get 5 sweets each. If the number of the children is reduced by 4 , then each would get ___ .

As the number of children increases, the number of sweets to each decreases. So, xy = constant x1 = 24 and y1 = 5 x2 = 20 and y2 = ? x1y1 = x2y2 y2 = 24×520=6 So, each child gets 6 sweets.

As the number of children increases, the number of sweets to each decreases.

So, xy = constant

x₁= 24 and y₁ = 5

x₂ = 20 and y₂ = ?

x₁y₁= x₂y₂

y₂= $\frac{24 \times 5}{20} = 6$

So, each child gets 6 sweets.