SSC Sample Paper Mock Test-6 SSC CGL Tear-II Paper-1

  • question_answer
    A number divided by 56 gives 29 as remainder. If the same number is divided by 8, the remainder will be

    A)  4

    B)  5

    C)  6

    D)  7

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Let the number be x. Let \[x=56\,k+29.\]Then, \[x=(8\times 7\,k)+(8\times 3)+5=8\times (7\,k+3)+5.\] Thus, when x divided by 8, the remainder is 5.


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