The ratio of the number of men to women in a class is 5 : 3. On dividing certain number of cookies such that each student got the same number of cookies, the teacher was always left with two cookies. Which among the following cannot be the number of cookies that the teacher had?
The ratio of the number of men to women in a class is 5 : 3. On dividing certain number of cookies such that each student got the same number of cookies, the teacher was always left with two cookies. Which among the following cannot be the number of cookies that the teacher had?
Option 1 -
26
Option 2 -
42
Option 3 -
17
Option 4 -
66
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Correct Option - 3
Detailed Solution:(c):When the number of cookies was divided into 8 parts or multiples of 8 parts, 2 were always left. So the number of cookies must be a multiple of 8 + 2. Only 17 is not such a value
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