Question

Babu has 540 cakes. He wants to distribute them equally to some persons. If the number of cakes given to each person is equal to 15% of the number of persons, find the number of cakes given to each person.

Answer 1

9 cakes

Explanation:

Let the number of cakes = x

Let the number of persons = y

y =
`(540)/(x)`

Since x =
`((15)/(100))y`

`(540)/((15)/(100))y` = y

y² =
`((540\time 100)/(15))y` = 3600

y = ±√3600

y = 60 [60 persons]

x =
`(540)/(60)` = 9

9 cakes given to each person.