The difference between two numbers is 1365. When the larger number is divided by the smaller one, the… · ABC26GN0346
Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: Number System
The difference between two numbers is 1365. When the larger number is divided by the smaller one, the quotient is 6 and the remainder is 15. What is the smaller number?
(a)240
(b)270
(c)295
(d)360
Answer
Answer (as printed): B
Explanation
Let the smaller number be $x$. Then, larger number $$=(x+1365) .$$ $\therefore x+1365=6 x+15 \Rightarrow 5 x=1350 \Rightarrow x=270$. Hence, the smaller number = 270.
Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.