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A man has 532 flower pots. He wants to arrange them in rows such that each row contains 21 flower pots. Find the number of completed rows and how many flower pots are left over - Mathematics

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A man has 532 flower pots. He wants to arrange them in rows such that each row contains 21 flower pots. Find the number of completed rows and how many flower pots are left over

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Solution

Using Euclid’s division algorithm,

a = 21q + r, we get 532 = 21 × 25 + 7.

The remainder is 7.

No. of completed rows = 25, left over flower pots = 7 pots.

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Chapter 2: Numbers and Sequences - Exercise 2.1 [Page 42]

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Samacheer Kalvi Mathematics [English] Class 10 SSLC TN Board
Chapter 2 Numbers and Sequences
Exercise 2.1 | Q 2 | Page 42
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