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(C) 98,999(D)89,999Free notebooks were distributed equallyamong the childern of a class. The numberof notebooks each child got was 1/8th ofthe number of children. Had the numberof children been half, each child wouldhave got 16 notebooks. How many44notebooks were distributed in total? |
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Answer» Explanation: Solution Let number of children=nThen, number of books each child will get=n/8Total books distributed=n×n/8=n^2/8If the number children=n/2,number of books each child will get=16Total books distributed=n/2×16=8n Therefore,n^2/8=8n ⇒n/8=8⇒n=64Total number of books distributed=8n=8×64=512 |
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