Smitty Farm picks 9866 cherries a day. If Smitty distributes their apples evenly across 9 different retail shops, how many cherries would remain with him.  Pick one:
A) 1 cherry B) 7 cherry C) 2 cherry D) 4 cherry E) 5 cherry
This is equivalent to finding the first number that is divisible by 9 that occurs before 9,866.   In order to divide the sum in 9 parts, the amount must be divisible by 9   Divisibility rule of 9: The sum of the digits must be divisible by 9   Sum of digits of   9+8+6+6= 
<gadget id="calculator">  9+8+6+6</gadget>
<output>29</output>
29. If we add 7, then it is divisible by 9.   Hence, we need to add 7 to this number for it to be divisible by 9   Correct Option : 7 cherry
<result>B</result>
Smitty Farm picks 9866 cherries a day. If Smitty distributes their apples evenly across 9 different retail shops, how many cherries would remain with him.