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In a family, the father took 1/5 of the cake and he had 4 times as much as others had, then the family members are:

Option 1 : 16 Option 2 : 17 Option 3 : 18 Option 4 : None of these

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1/5 : = 4x

x = 1/20

4/5 / x = 1/20

4/5 = 1/20 x

x = 80/5

= 16

the answer is option 1, hope this helps

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