Question

When 5 oranges were given to each member of a group, one orange was left. When each one was given 8 oranges, one person did not get any. The number of people in the group was ________.
1. 5
2. 3
3. 6
4. 4

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : 3

According to question,

Let us assume there are x persons in the group,

5x + 1 = 8(x – 1)

5x + 1 = 8x – 8

3x = 9

x = 3

So, there are 3 persons in the group.

Hence, ‘3’ is the correct answer.