SOLUTION: 300 toffees are equally distributed among children of a class. If there were 10 children less in the class, each child would have got 5 toffees more. How many children are there

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Question 947364:
300 toffees are equally distributed among children of a class. If there were 10 children less in the class, each child would have got 5 toffees more. How many children are there in the class?
Answer by josgarithmetic(39620) About Me  (Show Source):
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p, how many children, "pupils".

The distribution:
300%2Fp toffees per child

If 10 fewer to p.
Result in 300%2Fp%2B5 toffees per child

If p+10 children, then highlight_green%28300%2F%28p-10%29=300%2Fp%2B5%29 for toffees per child.

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