When 10 is divided by the positive integer n, the remainder is n-4. Which of the following could be the value of n?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 7
d. 8
e. 12
OA: 7
a. 3
b. 4
c. 7
d. 8
e. 12
OA: 7
This would be really fast if you use the options :tonebeeze wrote:When 10 is divided by the positive integer n, the remainder is n-4. Which of the following could be the value of n?
a. 3
b. 4
c. 7
d. 8
e. 12
OA: 7
3 - no chance as n-4 would be 3-4 = -1
4 - R(10/4) = 2 ≠4-4
7 - R(10/7) = 3 = 7-4 --- Answer, stop here
8 - R(10/8) = 2 ≠8-4
12 - R(10/12) = 10 ≠12 - 4
Hence : C
