Problems based on Numbers Test 5

Total students in the school = 960
Total sweets = X
The number of sweets got by each student = x.
So,

960

X

=x
X = 960x ......(i)
On a particular day, 360 students were absent.
So each student got sweets:

X

960−360

=x+3

X

600

=x+3
X=600x+1,800 ......(ii)
From (i) and (ii),
960x=600x+1,800
960x−600x=1,800
360x=1,800
x=

1,800

360

=5 Sweets
∴ The number of sweets got by each student = 5.