Multiple choice general knowledge math & puzzles

A number of cats got together and decided to kill between them 999919 mice. Every cat killed an equal number of mice. Each cat killed more mice than there were cats. How many cats do you think there were ?

  1. 500cats

  2. 991

  3. cat died

  4. 1028
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B Correct answer
Explanation

The number of cats must be a factor of 999919, and each cat kills more mice than the total number of cats. 999919 = 991 × 1009, so with 991 cats each killing 1009 mice, the condition 1009 > 991 is satisfied. No other factor pair satisfies the requirement that cats < mice per cat.

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