- A103
- B108
- C115
- D151
Step-by-Step Solution
Taking the common remainder away makes the number exactly divisible by both 12 and 18, so the number is 7 more than a multiple of LCM(12, 18) = 36. The candidates run 7, 43, 79, 115, 151, … and the first one past 100 is 115. Check: . The trap is 151 — it satisfies both conditions perfectly well, but it is the next candidate up, not the smallest. Meanwhile 103 leaves remainder 7 on division by 12 but 13 on division by 18, and 108 is a multiple of both.
Answer: C) 115