Question

Two opponents Playing chess start out with 32 pieces on the chess board . Each person loses an equal amount of pieces over 15 minutes . By this time , only 20 piece remain . How many pieces did each person lose ?

Answer 1

Each individual lost 6 pieces

Explanation:

Initially, there were 32 pieces

After a while, 20 was left

The number of pieces lost will be 32-20 = 12 pieces

We are told that equal number of pieces were lost

So the number of pieces lost per individual will be:

12/2 = 6 pieces