SOLUTION: a box of pencils can be divided equally among 2,3,4,or 5 children with no pencils left. What is the smallest number of pencils that the box can hold?
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Question 834657: a box of pencils can be divided equally among 2,3,4,or 5 children with no pencils left. What is the smallest number of pencils that the box can hold?
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
a box of pencils can be divided equally among 2,3,4,or 5 children with no pencils left.
What is the smallest number of pencils that the box can hold?
3 * 4 * 5 = 60 pencils
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