Question

On independence day,chocolates were to be equally distributed among 360 children in a school.Actually on that day 120 children were absent,on account of this each child got 5 chocolates extra.How many chocolates each student got on that day?

Answer 1

@hartnn @Hero @primeralph

Answer 2

@experimentX @inkyvoyd @Preetha

Answer 3

ok, let the number of chocolates be 'x'
then if all students were present, can you tell me how may chocolates each student would get ?

Answer 4

360/x

Answer 5

wouldn't it be x/360 ?

Answer 6

yeah. you are right

Answer 7

then,

Answer 8

@hartnn

Answer 9

1.let the number of chocolates each student got be "x".
2.If all of them were present then each student would have got x -5 chocolates.
3.Now so total number of chocolates distributed if all were present, is = 360 * (x-5)
4.Total number of chocolates distributed when 240 children were present = 240 * x
and equation 3 and 4 are equal as total chocolates distributed are same. solve this 360 * (x -5) = 240 * x and you will get the answer

Answer 10

yeah.
thank you