On a certain day, Peter's farm harvested 1253 oranges. If Peter distributes his oranges evenly across 9 different retail shops, how many oranges would remain with him.	Choose the correct choice from the following options:
A) 1 orange
B) 3 oranges
C) 5 oranges
D) 7 oranges
E) 9 oranges
This is equivalent to finding the first number that is divisible by 9 that occurs before 1253.   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 1253 = 11 and 9 is divisible by 9.   Hence, we need to add 7 to this number for it to be divisible by 9   Correct Option: 7 oranges
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On a certain day, Peter's farm harvested 1253 oranges. If Peter distributes his oranges evenly across 9 different retail shops, how many oranges would remain with him.