Question
135 sweets were distributed equally among children in such a way that the number of sweets received by each child is 60% of the total number of children. How many sweets did each child received?
Solution
Let the total number of children be x. Then, => x × (60% of x) = 135 => x2 = (135 × 100)/60 => x2 = 225 => x = 15 Number of sweets received by each child = 60% of 15 = 9
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