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    Question

    Priya had 108 chocolates of two types – dairy and

    dark. If she receives 36 more dairy chocolates, the ratio of dairy to dark chocolates becomes 5:4. Find the number of dairy chocolates Priya initially had.
    A 44 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 42 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 46 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 48 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Let the number of dairy and dark chocolates after receiving 36 more be '5x' and '4x' respectively. ATQ: 5x + 4x = 108 + 36 9x = 144 x = 16 Number of dairy chocolates after receiving = 5x = 5 × 16 = 80 Number of dairy chocolates initially = 80 – 36 = 44

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