Question

Scrat the squirrel has a few nuts. When he put them in groups of 5 nuts, two nuts were left, and when he laid them out in groups of 3 nuts, there were no nuts left. How many nuts among the options provided below could belong to Scrat?

Answer 1

Answer:

12 nuts

Step-by-step explanation:

If he laid them out in groups of 5 and had two left. he would have two groups plus two making 12. If he laid them out in groups of three and had none left, he would have 4 groups of 3. Leaving none left.