SOLUTION: A father shares $120 equally to his children. One of the children gives their share away equally to each of the siblings, at $4.00 each. How many children were there?

Question 991548: A father shares $120 equally to his children. One of the children gives their share away equally to each of the siblings, at $4.00 each. How many children were there?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Assume there are children.
Then the father gave each child, .
The one child gives away his share to the remaining children.

Only the positive solution makes sense in this problem.

Originally there are 6 children, the father gives them $20 each.
The one child gives away his $20 to the other 5 children so they get $4 each.

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