Aptitude | Arithmetic Aptitude 6 | Question 3
Gaurav is having 5000 chocolates and he decides to distribute these among his 23 friends. To make sure that every friend gets equal number of chocolates, he decides to eat x number of chocolates. What can be the minimum value of x?
(A)
10
(B)
2
(C)
7
(D)
9
Answer: (D)
Explanation:
Let us divide 5000 by 23.
23) 5000 (217
46
….
40
23
….
170
161
…..
9
We get 9 as remainder.
Therefore required number to be subtracted = 9
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28 Jun, 2021
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