SOLUTION: if 35oys sent to dig potatoes some did not each of the other dug the same number and b/w then they dug 3277 how many boys did not help

Question 805323: if 35oys sent to dig potatoes some did not each of the other dug the same number and b/w then they dug 3277 how many boys did not help
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if 35oys sent to dig potatoes some did not each of the other dug the same number and b/w then they dug 3277 how many boys did not help
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If each dug the same number, 3277 has to be a multiple of the number that dug.
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Factor 3277:
Two prime factors, 29, 113
Therefore, 29 boys dug, and got 113 potatoes, and 6 boys did not dig
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