Maximum Eggs Bought by Mr. Jose

XAT 2021 · Quantitative Ability & Data Interpretation · Easy · Arithmetic

Mr. Jose buys some eggs. After bringing the eggs home, he finds two to be rotten and throws them away. Of the remaining eggs, he puts five-ninth in his fridge, and brings the rest to his mother's house. She cooks two eggs and puts the rest in her fridge. If her fridge cannot hold more than five eggs, what is the maximum possible number of eggs bought by Mr. Jose?

  1. A.

    9

  2. B.

    17

  3. C.

    11

  4. D.

    20

  5. E.

    29

Answer

C

Explanation

Let total eggs bought = 9x+29x + 2. Rotten eggs = 22, remaining = 9x9x. Eggs kept in fridge = 5x5x, brought to mother's house = 4x4x. Mother cooks 2 eggs, leaving 4x−24x - 2 eggs in her fridge. Her fridge holds at most 5 eggs: 4x−2≤5  ⟹  4x≤7  ⟹  x≤1.754x - 2 \le 5 \implies 4x \le 7 \implies x \le 1.75. Since xx must be a positive integer, the maximum value of xx is 11. Maximum eggs bought = 9(1)+2=119(1) + 2 = 11.

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