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­129/17 is around 7.5

|129 - 17*7| = 10

|129 - 17*8| = 7

=> Answer is D­
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k is an integer and we need to find the the least possible value of |129 − 17k|

Now, we know that Least Absolute Value of a number = 0, as Absolute value of a number is always non-negative

=> 129 - 17k = 0
=> k = \(\frac{129}{17}\) ~ 7.6

But k has to be an integer

=> k = 7 or k = 8 (two nearby values)

k = 7, | 129 - 17k | = | 129 - 17*7 | = | 129 - 119 | = | 10 | = 10
k = 8, | 129 - 17k | = | 129 - 17*8 | = | 129 - 136 | = | -7 | = 7

=> Minimum value = 7

So, Answer will be D
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