Question

In a school some sweets were to be distributed for independence day. The number of students in the class is 360 but 120 students were absent on the day and hence each child got an extra sweet. How many sweets would each student have got if every single one of them were present? (IBPS PO)

• A.
  2
• B.
  3
  
• C.
  7
• D.
  5
• E.
  Cannot be determined

Answer 1

The correct option is A

2
$\frac{x}{(360-120)}$ - $\frac{x}{360}$ = 1 $\Rightarrow$ 120x = 360 $\times$ 240
$\Rightarrow$ x = 720
So, if all 360 of them were present, each student would have got $\frac{720}{360}$ = 2 sweets each