SOLUTION: Claire's age is a multiple of 7 and 3 less than a multiple of 8. How old is Claire?
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Question 1063995: Claire's age is a multiple of 7 and 3 less than a multiple of 8. How old is Claire?
Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If you list the first,few múltiples of 7, from smallest to greater,
7, 14, 21, 28, 35, ..... ,
you find that is a solution.
However, adding any multiple of
would give you another solution.
would be the only other reasonable solution.
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