Mathematics
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Medium
Question
605 sweets are shared equally so each child gets 20% of the number of children. How many sweets does each child get?
A
11
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B
24
C
45
D
cannot be determined
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A
11
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B
24
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C
45
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D
cannot be determined
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Explanation
If n children each get 0.2n sweets, 0.2n² = 605 ⇒ n = 55 ⇒ each gets 11.