Question

A number when divided by 60 gives 35 as quotient and leaves 81 as remainder. What is the number?

(a) 2121

(b) 4151

(c) 2181

(d) 3171

The question was posed to me during an online exam.

Query is from Euclid’s Division Lemma in chapter Real Numbers of Mathematics – Class 10

Answer 1

Correct option is (c) 2181

To elaborate: According to Euclid’s Division Lemma,

Number = (quotient × divisor) + remainder = 60 × 35 + 81 = 2181