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Mathematical Reasoning
A shop sells 1 chocolate at the rate Rupee 1 each . You can exchange three warppers for one chocolate.
If you have Rs. 15, what is the maximum number of chocolates you can get?
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- Rs.15 = 15 chocolates
15 wrappers = 5 Chocolates
5 wrappers = 1 chocolate(u have 2 wrappers with you..)
count this wrapper with already existing wrappers = 15+5+1+1 = 22 chocolates.. - 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(9) No(3)
- for 3 rs you get 4 (3+1 for wrapper); for 5 you get 7 ; similarly you get 22 when you purchase 15 ; 7 wrappers you get at 3;5;7;9;11;13;15; and
- 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(6) No(2)
- 22 chocolates…
Initially I will be getting 15 choco for 15rs… By exchanging these 15 wrappers I will be getting 5 choco… In that 5 wrappers, I will give 3 wrappers and get a choco… Remaining is 3(2+1) wrapper… So finally one choco…
- 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(5) No(4)
- 20 chocolates
- 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(2)
- total number of chocolates=15+5+1+1=22
- 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(2) No(1)
- Ans:22
(15+5+1+1) - 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
- as given that for exchange of 3 wrappers he gets 1 chocolate....
max chocolates = 15+(15/3)+1+1 =22
15/3 :: wiil get 5 chocolates from exchanging wrappers...nw he has 5 wrappers agn.... for which exchanging 3 wrappers he will get 1 more chocolate.....nw total he has 3 wrappers left ...agn for which he will get 1 chocolate..... adding all these we get the answer... - 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
- 22
15 from 15rs
5 from 15 wrappers
1 from 5 wrappers(2 wrappers left)
1 from 3(1+2) wrappers
so total 22 chocolates - 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(1)
- 22
- 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(1)
- 15+5+1+1=22
- 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(1) No(0)
- 22 chocolates.
- 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
- 22
- 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
- 25 toffees
- 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(2)
- 15+5+1+1=22
- 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
- 22
- 14 years agoHelpfull: Yes(0) No(0)
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