Question

A fruit seller bought 70 mangoes and arranged them equally in 5 boxes. How many mangoes did he put in each box ?

• A. 16
• B. 10
• C. 14
• D. 12

Answer 1

The correct option is C 14

There a total of 70 mangoes and are arranged equally in 5 boxes.
Number of mangoes in each box $=70÷5$

First let's pack 10 mangoes in each box.
So now we are left with
70 - 10 x 5 = 70 - 50 = 20 mangoes

Now let's pack 4 mangoes in each box.
Number of mangoes left
= 20 - 4 x 5 = 20 - 20 = 0
$$\begin{array}{c}10+4\\ 570\\ -\underset{–}{50}2\\ 20\\ -\underset{–}{20}2\\ 00\end{array}$$
Therefore, the fruit seller packed 14 mangoes in each box.