Question

Solve the word problem.

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

Answer 1

Given,

If a box of sweets is divided among $24$ children, they will get $5$ sweets each.

$\Rightarrow$Total sweets in the box$=5\times 24=120$

Now, the number of children is reduced by $4$, means the same box is shared among $20$ children.

$\Rightarrow \frac{120}{20}=6$ each.

Hence, each one of them gets $6$ sweets.