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Questions : When a number is divided by 15, 20 or 35, each time the remainder is 8. Then the smallest number is

(a) 338

(b) 328

(c) 427

(d) 428

The correct answers to the above question in:

Answer: (d)

Using Rule 5,

LCM of 15, 20 and 35 = 420

∴ Required least number = 420 + 8 = 428

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Question : 1

If the students of a class can be grouped exactly into 6 or 8 or 10, then the minimum number of students in the class must be

a) 240

b) 180

c) 120

d) 60

Answer: (c)

Required number of students = LCM of 6, 8, 10 = 120

Question : 2

The greatest number of four digits which when divided by 3, 5, 7, 9 leave remainders 1, 3, 5, 7 respectively is :

a) 9765

b) 9766

c) 9764

d) 9763

Answer: (d)

The difference between divisor and the corresponding remainder is equal.

LCM of 3, 5, 7 and 9 = 315 Largest 4-digit number = 9999

31$234/315$ = 9999

∴ Number divisible by 315 = 9999 – 234 = 9765

Required number = 9765 – 2 = 9763

Question : 3

Find the greatest number of five digits which when divided by 3, 5, 8, 12 have 2 as remainder :

a) 99962

b) 99960

c) 99958

d) 99999

Answer: (a)

Using Rule 4,

i.e. When a number is divided by x, y or z leaving same remainder ‘R’ in each case then that number must be K + R where k is LCM of x, y and z.

The greatest number of five digits is 99999.

LCM of 3, 5, 8 and 12

23,5,8,12
23,5,4,6
33,5,2,3
 1,5,2,1

∴ LCM = 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 2 = 120 After dividing 99999 by 120, we get 39 as remainder 99999 – 39 = 99960 = (833 × 120)

99960 is the greatest five digit number divisible by the given divisors.

In order to get 2 as remainder in each case we will simply add 2 to 99960.

∴ Greatest number = 99960 + 2 = 99962

Question : 4

The smallest square number divisible by 10, 16 and 24 is

a) 3600

b) 2500

c) 1600

d) 900

Answer: (a)

We find LCM of = 10, 16, 24

210,16,24
25,8,12
25,4,6
25,2,3
35,1,3
55,1,1
 1,1,1

∴ LCM = $2^2$ × $2^2$ × 3 × 5

∴ Required number

= 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 5

= 3600

Question : 5

The least number which when divided by 4, 6, 8 and 9 leave zero remainder in each case and when divided by 13 leaves a remainder of 7 is :

a) 85

b) 36

c) 72

d) 144

Answer: (c)

LCM of 4, 6, 8, 9

24,6,8,9
22,3,4,9
31,1,2,3
 1,1,2,3

∴ LCM = 2 × 2 × 3 × 2 × 3 = 72

∴ Required number = 72, because it is exactly divisible by 4, 6, 8 and 9 and it leaves remainder 7 when divided by 13.

Question : 6

Let the least number of six digits which when divided by 4, 6, 10, 15 leaves in each case same remainder 2 be N. The sum of digits in N is :

a) 6

b) 4

c) 5

d) 3

Answer: (c)

LCM of 4, 6, 10, 15 = 60

Least number of 6 digits = 100000

The least number of 6 digits which is exactly divisible by 60 = 100000 + (60 – 40) = 100020

∴ Required number (N) = 100020 + 2 = 100022

Hence, the sum of digits = 1 + 0 + 0 + 0 + 2 + 2 = 5

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