Monkey Banana Problem

Try to solve the math puzzle using your logic and check your answer with the app

n robbers and m monkeys are stuck on an island. The robbers have collected a pile of bananas. They decided to divide the bananas equally among themselves.

They don't trust each other. One robber wakes up in the night and divides the bananas into n equal parts with m leftovers which he gives to m monkeys. Then he hides his own share.

One by one remaining robbers does the same.

In the morning the robbers gather and split the remaining bananas into n equal parts and again m is leftover for the m monkeys.

Your task is to find the smallest number of bananas required for the above task for a particular set of n and m values.

Each monkey is given one banana.

Here m can vary from 1 to 5 and n varies from 2 to 8.

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You can test your mathematical logic by solving this puzzle by your own and check your answer with this app.

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