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Quantitative Aptitude Question on Geometry

Manish has a stick of length 1 metre. He marks the stick at thirds (to divide the stick into 3 equal pieces) with blue pen and at fifths (to divide the stick into 5 equal pieces) with red pen. He then cuts the stick at all the blue and red markings and hence the stick is divided into 7 pieces. What is the length (in metre) of the smallest piece?

A

15\frac{1}{5}

B

115\frac{1}{15}

C

215\frac{2}{15}

D

25\frac{2}{5}

Answer

115\frac{1}{15}

Explanation

Solution

The correct answer is (B): 115\frac{1}{15}