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    Question

    The average number of candies distributed among five

    children is 6. If each child received 1 candy more than the child before, then find the highest number of candies received by any child.
    A 6 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B 9 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C 7 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D 8 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E 10 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    Let the candies received by 1st child be ‘x’
    According to the question,
    (x + x + 1 + x + 2 + x + 3 + x + 4) = 6 × 5
    Or, 5x + 10 = 30
    Or, 5x = 20
    Or, x = 4
    Therefore, highest number of candies received by any child = (x + 4) = 8

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