Question

50 marbles are to be put into 8 boxes. So that each
box has atleast 1 marble. What is the maximum
number of marbles can be put in a box. please explain in details.

Answer 1

To maximize # of boxes we should minimize marbles per box: 15*3+1*5=50 --> 15+1=16.

so if it is written that:"each box is to contain 3, 4, or 5 marbles" so it does not mean that there must be at least 1 box with 3 marbles, at least one box with 4 marbles and at least one box with 5 marbles?who to see it in task?cos I thought that it is important to have all kinds of boxes....

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