Maths Class 5 Fractions

Asked by AKSHAY GURU VARADHARAJAN · SRI CHAITANYA TECHNO SCHOOL, JAYANTI NAGAR.

Meher and Kavita had an equal number of cookies at first. After Meher gave 52 cookies to Kavita, Meher had 1/5 as many cookies as Kavita.
How many cookies did Meher have in the end?

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Answer: A. 26

After Meher gives 52 cookies to Kavita, Meher has 52 fewer and Kavita has 52 more, so the gap between them is 52 x 2 = 104 cookies.
Meher has 1 part and Kavita has 5 parts, so the gap is 4 parts.
1 part = 104 / 4 = 26. Meher has 26 cookies in the end.

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