Mary distributes 24 answer sheets in such a way that each folder has the same number of answer sheets. Which of the following can’t be the number of answer sheets in a folder?
A
4
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B
2
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C
5
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D
6
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Solution
The correct option is C 5 Each folder has the same number of sheets, which implies that the number of sheets in each folder must be a factor of 24.
Factors of 24 : 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24
Out of the given numbers, 5 is the only one that isn’t a factor of 24.