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A boy was carrying a basket of eggs. He fell down and some of the eggs were broken. The boy has 10 eggs left with him. When asked by his mother, how many eggs were broken, the boy could not recall. However, he racalled that when 1 egg was left, he counted 3 at a time. When counted 4 at a time, 1 egg was left and when counted 5 at a time, no egg was left. Minimum how many eggs were broken?

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15
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25
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30
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35
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Solution

The correct option is A 15
Let us first find the minimum number that when divided by 3, 4, and 5, which gives remainder 1, 1, and 0 respectively. It is equal to 25.
It is given that only 10 eggs are left now. It means 25 - 10 = 15 eggs have been broken.

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