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by gmat25 » Mon Jul 18, 2011 3:20 am
When positive integer x is divided by positive integer y, the remainder is 9. If x/y = 96.12, what is the value of y?

A. 96
B. 75
C. 48
D. 25
E. 12

OA is B
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by Anurag@Gurome » Mon Jul 18, 2011 3:29 am
gmat25 wrote:When positive integer x is divided by positive integer y, the remainder is 9. If x/y = 96.12, what is the value of y?

A. 96
B. 75
C. 48
D. 25
E. 12

OA is B
In this case, we can start by back solving. x/y=96.12 = 96 12/100
Let remainder = r
r/y = 12/100, here r = 9, then 9/y = 12/100 implies y = 9/0.12 = 75

The correct answer is B.
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