Which option gives the correct (q) and (r) for (6789=157q+r)?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: (q=43, r=38)
Step 1: (157\times43=6751) and (157\times44=6908). Step 2: The nearest lower multiple below 6789 is 6751, so the remainder is (6789-6751=38). Step 3: Do not accept a negative remainder or a remainder greater than 157.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
(q=43, r=38)
Why is this the correct answer?
Step 1: (157\times43=6751) and (157\times44=6908). Step 2: The nearest lower multiple below 6789 is 6751, so the remainder is (6789-6751=38). Step 3: Do not accept a negative remainder or a remainder greater than 157.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Mathematics question. Chapter: Real Numbers. Topic: Euclid’s Division Lemma.
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