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12.
Free notebooks were distributed equally among children of a class. The number of notebooks each child got was one-eighth of the number of children. Had the number of children been half, each child would have got 16 notebooks. Total how many notebooks were distributed ?
Answer: Option
Explanation:
Let total number of children be x.
| Then, x x | 1 | x = | x | x 16  x = 64. |
| 8 | 2 |
 Number of notebooks = |
1 | x2 = |  |
1 | x 64 x 64 |  |
= 512. |
| 8 | 8 |
Discussion:
42 comments Page 3 of 5.
Ganesh said:
1 decade ago
@Mohit.
Same thing for you as well. Question and explanation are correct in Indiabix. First you understand and then comment.
Same thing for you as well. Question and explanation are correct in Indiabix. First you understand and then comment.
Jay negi said:
9 years ago
512/ 16 = 32.
It 's half of the total no. 32 * 2=64.
512/64 = 8 it's dived to total no of children & 64 * 1/8.
It 's half of the total no. 32 * 2=64.
512/64 = 8 it's dived to total no of children & 64 * 1/8.
Gugan said:
1 decade ago
@Lakshmi.
Both the conditions are related to Total no of books. Hence they are equated.
Both the conditions are related to Total no of books. Hence they are equated.
J k said:
1 decade ago
why (1/8)*x^2
why x^2
x is no. of children and total books is 1/8 no. of children
why x^2
x is no. of children and total books is 1/8 no. of children
Abhik kumar Majhi said:
4 years ago
256 will be correct.
256/2= 128,
128/8 =16 (as per given problem).
256/2= 128,
128/8 =16 (as per given problem).
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Anonymous said:
4 years ago
Can someone explain how 64 was obtained after solving the equation?
Joe said:
1 decade ago
@Sanat - Please read the question carefully. @Puja - Thanks.
Viswa said:
9 years ago
@Swapna.
Thanks for the simple way of solution.
Thanks for the simple way of solution.
Apoorva said:
5 years ago
Yes, right @Surya.
The Correct answer is 128.
The Correct answer is 128.
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Vivek said:
7 years ago
Thanks everyone for giving the explanation.
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