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While playing with dolls, Kavya realised that if she had 15 more, she would...............How many dolls does Kavya own?

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While playing with dolls, Kavya realised that if she had 15 more, she would own a quarter as many dolls as Sana.
But if Sana owned 20 fewer, she would still have five times more dolls than Kavya.
How many dolls does Kavya own?

posted Apr 11, 2019 by Rajni

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40 dolls

Kavya -x
Sana - y
x+15=y/4 --> y=4x+60
y-20=5x ---> y=5x+20
4x+60=5x+20 => x=40 => y=220

answer Apr 11, 2019 by Hanifa Mammadov



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