2012/13 AHSMC Part 1 Problem 1

Problem 1 of 16

Each day, Mr. Sod visited pubs A, B, C and D in that order, always spending $\$35$ , $\$12$ , $\$40$ and $\$27$ at the respective places. His total expenditure at the pubs, from the beginning of the month up to a certain moment that month, was $\$1061$ . Which pub would he be visiting next?

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Note that $35 + 12 + 40 + 27 = 114$ and $1061 = 9 \times 114 + 35$ . Thus Mr. Sod had spent $\$35$ on the tenth day of that month at pub A. The answer is (B).

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