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3. Mary gave 15 toffees equally to her 3 cousins. She found 9 toffees in another bagShe gave them also equally to the cousins. How many toffees did each cousin get? |
Answer» GIVEN Information :• Mary gave 15 toffees EQUALLY to her 3 cousins. • Then she gave 9 toffees equally to her 3 cousins. To calculate :• How MANY toffees did each cousin get? Calculation :At first Mary gave 15 toffees equally to her 3 cousins. So, let us assume each cousin got X toffees from those 15 toffees. So, → x + x + x = 15 toffees → 3x = 15 → x = 15/3 → x = 5 Therefore, each cousin of her 3 cousins got 5 toffees from 15 toffees. After that, Mary gave 9 toffees equally to her 3 cousins. So, let us assume each cousin got y toffees from those 9 toffees. → y + y + y = 9 → 3y = 9 → y = 9/3 → y = 3 Therefore, each cousin of her 3 cousins got 3 toffees from 9 toffees. Now, we have to find how many toffees did each cousin get. → Toffees each cousin got = x + y → Toffees each cousin got = (3 + 5) toffees → Toffees each cousin got = 8 toffees Therefore, each cousin got 8 toffees. |
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