Nandini makes 'halwa' one evening and divides it into four equal portions for her family of four. However, just as they are abou

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Nandini makes 'halwa' one evening and divides it into four equal portions for her family of four. However, just as they are abou

t to eat it, an unexpected guest arrives and Nandini has to now re-divide the halwa into five equal portions. By what percentage has each family member's share reduced due to this?

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Ahat [919] · Answer 1 · 2022-08-20T08:40:21+03:00

Answer:

5%

Step-by-step explanation:

We know that when there are four people, then each person gets 25% of the halwa. However, when the fifth person comes, they have everyone including the guest get 20% of the halwa. In this way, the original four people are losing 5% of their halwa in order for the fifth person to get his piece