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Q. A shopkeeper arranges his fruits in such a way that putting either 3,or 9,or 7 apples in a row, each time one apple is left out. But when he puts 11 apples in a row, number apple is left. Find the number of apples.
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- 253 apples
Explanation:
[(9*7*n)+1]%11 should be zero
try n = 1,2,3,4,5....
it satisfies when n=4 i.e. (9*7*4)+1 = 253 => 253%11 = 0
253 = 252 + 1 = (84 * 3) + 1
253 = 252 + 1 = (28 * 9) + 1
253 = 252 + 1 = (36 * 7) + 1
253 = 23 * 11 - 10 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
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