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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