Question

Arshad's father bought x sweets, (44 - x) were eaten by the children and 20 were left. How many sweets did his father bring?

Answer 1

It is given in the question that

Arshad's father bought x sweets, (44 - x) were eaten by the children and 20 were left.

It is given that the total sweets are x .

So the equation is

`44-x+20 = x`

Combining like terms, we will get

`64 - x  = x`

Adding x to both sides

`64 = 2x`

Dividing both sides by 2

`x = 32`

THerefore Arshad's father bought 32 sweets .