SOLUTION: Mazie counted her dimes.when she put them in groups of 4,she had two dimes left over.when she put them in groups of 5,she had one left over.what is the smallest number of dimes she

Question 930140: Mazie counted her dimes.when she put them in groups of 4,she had two dimes left over.when she put them in groups of 5,she had one left over.what is the smallest number of dimes she could have,if she has more than 10
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Mazie counted her dimes.when she put them in groups of 4,she had two dimes left over.
The number of dimes must be a multiple of 4, plus 2
14, 18, 22, 26, 30, 34, 38 etc
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When she put them in groups of 5,she had one left over.
the last digit of the number of dimes is either a 6 or a 1
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what is the smallest number of dimes she could have, if she has more than 10
26 dimes would satisfy this
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