Question

When a number is divided by 48, it leaves a remainder of 17. What will be the remainder when the number is divided by 12?

• A. 10
• B. 7
• C. 5
• D. 3

Answer 1

The correct option is C

5

We can write the number as 48x+17. Therefore, when this is divided by 12, we have $\frac{48x}{12}+\frac{17}{12}$. Now we can see that the remainder is 5.
Answer is option (c).