8 sweets are shared among 4 pupils. how many does each pupil get

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  1. math_celebrity

    math_celebrity Administrator Staff Member

    8 sweets divided by 4 pupils = 2 sweets per pupil.

    We can also write this as a proportion:
    8 sweets x sweets
    ---------- = ------------
    4 pupils 1 pupil

    Express this as 8/4 = x/1.

    Enter that into the search engine
    x = 2
     

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