On one particular day, Beth's garden bloomed 1235 flowers. If Beth separates her flowers evenly across 9 different vases, how many flowers would remain with her. Options
A) 1 Flowers B) 2 Flowers C) 3 Flowers D) 4 Flowers E) 5 Flowers
This is equivalent to finding the first number that is divisible by 9 that occurs before 1235.   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 1235 = 11 and 9 is divisible by 9.   Therefor, we need to remove 2 to this number for it to be divisible by 9   Correct Option: 2 Flowers
<result>B</result>
On one particular day, Beth's garden bloomed 1235 flowers. If Beth separates her flowers evenly across 9 different vases, how many flowers would remain with her.