9 friends bought a shopping mall for 12 million dollars. If the all businessman have to pay the same amount and none of them have amount smaller than $1, how much money would they have to pay?
Pick one:
A) 11,999,997
B) 12,000,000
C) 12,000,002
D) 12,000,003
E) 12,000,004
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 12,000,000 = 12 and 9 is divisible by 9.   Hence, we need to remove 3 to this number for it to be divisible by 9   Correct Option: 11,999,997
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9 friends bought a shopping mall for 12 million dollars. If the all businessman have to pay the same amount and none of them have amount smaller than $1, how much money would they have to pay?