Question

When i distribute some chocolates to my 40students, 3 chocolates are remaining. If i distribute the same no of chocolates to my students and colleague manoj, 7 chocolates are left. What is the original no of chocolates?

Answer 1

Answer:

Step by step

Let the number be (41K + 7). Now, divide (41K + 7) by 40.

41 7

40

40 7

40

7

40

K K + K K = + + = +

Now, substitute the value of K for which (x + 7) will give

a remainder of 3, which is K = 36.

Therefore, the original number = (41K + 7) = 41 × 36 + 7

= 1479