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.A greengrocer was seling apple at a penny each, chickoos at 2 for a penny and peanuts at 3 for a
penny. A father spent 7 pennies and got the same amount of each type of fruit for each of his three
children. What did each child get?
(a) 1 apple, 2 chickoos, 2 peanuts (c) 1 apple, 3 chickoos, 2 peanuts
(b) 1 apple, 2 chickoos, 1 peanut (d) 1 apple, 1 chickoo, 1 peanut
Read Solution (Total 4)
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- 1 apple costs 1 penny = 3 apple for 3 pennies,
2 chickoos cost one penny = 3 kids * 2 chickoos each for 3 pennies
3 peanuts cost one penny ===> 3 peanuts from the balance penny
spending 7 pennies and giving each child 1 apple, 2 chickoos and 1 peanut each - 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(18) No(0)
- ans is b
3 child so min he should have to buy 3 apples which will cost him 3 penny
now 4 penny remained..so he could buy 8 chikoos oy 12 peanuts by this,but 8 is not divided equally with 3
so he must buy 6 chikoos ,whichwill cost 3 penny to distribute among 3 children
1penny remained by which he will buy 3 peanuts to distribute among his 3 children - 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(8) No(0)
- 1*3+1/2*6+1/3*3=7
- 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
- simple eliminate options.
no.of fruits buyed is 3 * (no.of fruits) of multiple of 3.
optn a and c got eliminated d) cannot be option. only optn c) satidfis - 9 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
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