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b) Sita had.50 sweets. She ate 10 sweets and gave 8 sweets to her brother. If she divided the rest of them among her 8 friends equally, how many sweets would each friend get?​

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Answer:

4 sweets each

Explanation:

50 sweets to begin with and eats 10 , so 50 - 10 = 40 left

she then gives 8 to her brother , leaving 40 - 8 = 32 sweets

she then shares 32 equally among her 8 friends , so

32 ÷ 8 = 4

that is each friend got 4 sweets

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