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 Post subject: Determining lines on a page by division and remainders
PostPosted: Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:15:35 UTC 
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Stu counted the lines on a page in his book. Counting by either threes or fives gave a remainder of 2 but counting by sevens gave a remainder of 5. How many lines were on the page? Help is appreciated!

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 Post subject: Re: Determining lines on a page by division and remainders
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Can you "see" that counting by 15's also leaves 2 ?

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