There are 8 stores in town that had a total of 24 visitors on a particular day. However, only 12 people went shopping that day; some people visited more than one store. If 9 people visited exactly two stores each, and everyone visited at least one store, what is the largest number of stores anyone could have visited?
Pick one.
A) 2  B) 3  C) 4  D) 5  E) 6
9 people visited 2 stores each for 18 visits.   To maximize the number of stores that one person visited, let's assume that 2 people visited 1 store each. The number of remaining visits is   24 - 18 - 2= 
<gadget id="calculator">  24 - 18 - 2</gadget>
<output>4</output>
4, which is the maximum that one person could have visited.   The answer is 4.
<result>C</result>
There are 8 stores in town that had a total of 24 visitors on a particular day. However, only 12 people went shopping that day; some people visited more than one store. If 9 people visited exactly two stores each, and everyone visited at least one store, what is the largest number of stores anyone could have visited?