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by parveen110 » Sun Feb 16, 2014 12:53 pm
k1, k2, k3.....k30 are 30 chocolates. A child places these chocolates on a circle such that there are exactly 'n' chocolates placed between k(i) and k(i+1),(i=1,2,3,...29). No two chocolates overlap each other on the circle.

Which of the following can be the possible value of 'n'?
a. 4
b. 5
c. 9
d. 12
e. cannot be determined.

OA: 12
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by Brent@GMATPrepNow » Sun Feb 16, 2014 2:39 pm
parveen110 wrote:k1, k2, k3.....k30 are 30 chocolates. A child places these chocolates on a circle such that there are exactly 'n' chocolates placed between k(i) and k(i+1),(i=1,2,3,...29). No two chocolates overlap each other on the circle.

Which of the following can be the possible value of 'n'?
a. 4
b. 5
c. 9
d. 12
e. cannot be determined.

OA: 12
Okay, I've read this question 3 times now, and I still have no idea what it's asking.
"No two chocolates overlap each other"??????

I'm guessing this isn't an official GMAT question :-)
What's the source?

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Brent
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