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When an amount was distributed among 14 boys, each of them got Rs. 80 more than the amount received by each boy when the same amount is distributed equally among 18 boys. What was the amount?

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Let the total amount be Rs. X the

x/14 - x/18 = 80

2x/126 = 80

x/63 = 63 x 80

= 5040

Hence the total amount is 5040.

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