Becky bought 25kg of sweets.she kept 1kg of sweets for her use and packed the remaining sweets equally into some packets to distribute among some children.each packet contained 1/2kg of sweets.if each child received one packet of sweets,how many children were there?
(25-1)/.5 = ?
To determine the number of children, we need to divide the total amount of sweets by the amount of sweets in each packet.
First, we calculate the total amount of sweets remaining after Becky kept 1kg for herself:
Total sweets available for distribution = 25kg - 1kg = 24kg
Next, we calculate how many packets of sweets can be made from the remaining sweets:
Number of packets = Total sweets available for distribution / Amount of sweets in each packet
Number of packets = 24kg / (1/2) kg = 24kg * 2/1kg = 48 packets
Since each child received one packet of sweets, the number of children is equal to the number of packets:
Number of children = Number of packets = 48
Therefore, there are 48 children.