Rahul made a pattern having 7 same letters of the alphabet. He asked his sister Diya the number of sticks used for a single letter, if he had used 56 sticks to make the pattern.
What would have been Diya's reply if she was correct?
A
7
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6
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C
8
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Solution
The correct option is C
8
Suppose "n” is the number of sticks used for each letter. Since there are 7 letters, total number of sticks used = 7 × n Given, 7n = 56 (Total 56 sticks used) n = 56/7 = 8.