UKMT Grey Kangaroo, 2026

Algebra Difficulty 1.0 Junior Find the answer United Kingdom

Five junior elves and a senior elf live in a magic forest. Each junior elf eats six cherries a day. Each day, the senior elf eats five more cherries than the mean number of cherries eaten by the six elves. How many cherries does the senior elf eat each day?

(A) $10$ (B) $11$ (C) $12$ (D) $13$ (E) $14$

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