One paper sheet can be used to create 8 paper boats or 6 paper planes. If total exact 80 paper toys are to be made, minimum how many sheets need to be used to make paper boats?
Options:
A) 5
B) 4
C) 3
D) 2
E) 1

Rationale: let us say x sheets are used to create paper boats and y sheets are used to create paper planes . since total 80 paper toys are to be created , 8 x + 6 y = 80 . = > 8 x = 80 - 6 y = > x = 10 - ( 6 / 8 ) y = > x = 10 - ( 3 / 4 ) y to minimize x , we need to maximize y . and y needs to be multiple of 4 . y = 4 , x = 10 - ( 3 / 4 ) 4 = 7 y = 8 , x = 10 - ( 3 / 4 ) 8 = 4 y = 12 , x = 10 - ( 3 / 4 ) 12 = 1 beyond this , x will become negative for greater values of y . so , minimum 1 sheet is required to be used for creating paper boats . answer : e
Answer: E