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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 children is reduced by 4?

Options:

A . 5

B . 6

C . 7

D . 9

Answer: Option B
:
B

As the number of children increases, the number of sweets for each decreases. It is an inverse proportion.

Let the required number of sweets be x.

AB = constant
$A_{1} \times B_{1}$ = $A_{2} \times B_{2}$
$5 \times 24$ = $x \times 20$
$\frac{5}{x}$ = $\frac{20}{24}$

$x$ = $\frac{5 \times 24}{20}$ = 6

So, each child gets 6 sweets.

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