engineering intelligence MCQ #263

A certain number when divided by 3 leaves a remainder of 1, and when divided by 4 leaves a remainder of 2. What is the number?

engineering intelligence MCQ #263

  1. Question 1

    Q1. A certain number when divided by 3 leaves a remainder of 1, and when divided by 4 leaves a remainder of 2. What is the number?

    • A) 10
    • B) 12
    • C) 8
    • D) 14

    Answer: 10

    Explanation: The number leaves a remainder of 1 when divided by 3 and a remainder of 2 when divided by 4. By trial and error or using the Chinese Remainder Theorem for simple cases, 10 is the number.