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A certain deck of cards contains r cards. After the cards are
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A certain deck of cards contains r cards. After the cards are evenly distributed among s people, 8 cards are left over. In terms of r and s, how many cards did each person receive ?
A. \(\frac{s}{8-r}\)
B. \(\frac{r-s}{8}\)
C. \(\frac{r-8}{s}\)
D. \(s-8r\)
E. \(rs-8\)
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Question part of the project GRE Quantitative Reasoning Daily Challenge - (2021) EDITION
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A. \(\frac{s}{8-r}\)
B. \(\frac{r-s}{8}\)
C. \(\frac{r-8}{s}\)
D. \(s-8r\)
E. \(rs-8\)
Kudos for the right answer and explanation
Question part of the project GRE Quantitative Reasoning Daily Challenge - (2021) EDITION
GRE - Math Book
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Re: A certain deck of cards contains r cards. After the cards are
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A certain deck of cards contains r cards. After the cards are evenly distributed among s people, 8 cards are left over. In terms of r and s, how many cards did each person receive ?
A. \(\frac{s}{8-r}\)
B. \(\frac{r-s}{8}\)
C. \(\frac{r-8}{s}\)
D. \(s-8r\)
E. \(rs-8\)
A. \(\frac{s}{8-r}\)
B. \(\frac{r-s}{8}\)
C. \(\frac{r-8}{s}\)
D. \(s-8r\)
E. \(rs-8\)
Total red cards = \(r\)
Cards distributed = \(r - 8\)
Each person will receive = \(\frac{(r - 8)}{s}\) cards
Hence, option C
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