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Puzzle ZYUS 


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A local school teacher wanted to share 703 sweets equally between the pupils.

How many sweets did each receive, if the number of sweets per pupil was lower than the number of pupils?

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Answer
The 37 pupils each received 19 sweets.

Reasoning
703 can only be broken down into 19 x 37.