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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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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.

8 sticks are used to make one letter.


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