SOLUTION: On the annual day of ken school, it was planned ti distribute some sweets equally among 98 students. But 28 of dose students were absent that day. As a result, each of the student

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Question 1041660: On the annual day of ken school, it was planned ti distribute some sweets equally among 98 students. But 28 of dose students were absent that day. As a result, each of the student present received 4 sweets more. Find the total number of sweets distributed.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Let's call the total number X.
If there were 98 students, each student would have gotten,
Y=X%2F98
However since there were 28 absent, each student got,
Y%2B4 or substituting X%2F98%2B4
So then you can find the total number of candies given by multiplying the amount per student and the number of students,
%28X%2F98%2B4%29%2A%2898-28%29=X
%28X%2F98%2B4%29%2A70=X
X%2F98%2B4=X%2F70
Multiply both sides by 98%2A70,
70X%2B27440=98X
28X=27440
X=980