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22 February, 02:26

Tanmay had some chocolates with him. He gave one-third of them to Akash and one-fifth of them to Sharad. Tanmay could do so without breaking any chocolate. Which of these could be the number of chocolates Tanmay had in the beginning?

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  1. 22 February, 05:36
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    The possible value of X are;

    15, 30, 45, 60 etc

    Step-by-step explanation:

    The parameters given are

    Number of chocolates Tanmay had = X

    Number of chocolates Tanmay gave to Akash = 1/3 * X

    Number of chocolates Tanmay gave to Sharad = 1/5 * X

    Whereby 3 and 5 are factors of X, therefore;

    3 * 5 = 15 is the lowest single factor of X

    The possible values of X starting from the lowest factor are given as follows;

    15 * 1 = 15

    15 * 2 = 30

    15 * 3 = 45

    15 * 4 = 60

    Hence, the possible value of X are the arithmetic progression a + (n - 1) * d

    Where:

    a = 15

    n = 1, 2, 3, 4, ...

    d = 15

    Which includes;

    15, 30, 45, 60
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