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


According to the question:

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


total no of sweets = 24 × 5 = 120


the number of the children is reduced by 4.


Now, total no of children = 24 – 4 = 20


Sweets get by each children = 120/20 = 6


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