SOLUTION: if a teacher has less than 80 students in a class and decided to put them in group of 14 she would have 3 not in a group.if she decided put 16 in a group she would have 9 not in a

Question 990059: if a teacher has less than 80 students in a class and decided to put them in group of 14 she would have 3 not in a group.if she decided put 16 in a group she would have 9 not in a group. how many children does she have in the class
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if a teacher has less than 80 students in a class and decided to put them in group of 14 she would have 3 not in a group.
if she decided put 16 in a group she would have 9 not in a group. how many children does she have in the class
:
find the multiples of 14 plus 3
17, 31, 45, 59, 73
Find the multiples of 16 plus 9
25, 41, 57, 73,
:
73 is the only one common to both groups; 73 students
:
5 groups of 14 with 3 left over
4 groups of 16 with 9 left over
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