SOLUTION: The number of marbles tht Matthew has is between 15 and 60. If he puts them into bags of 7, there will be 4 marbles left. If he puts them into bags of 8, there will be 5 marbles ex

Question 1107242: The number of marbles tht Matthew has is between 15 and 60. If he puts them into bags of 7, there will be 4 marbles left. If he puts them into bags of 8, there will be 5 marbles extra. How many marbles does Matthew have?
Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
= the number
is a multiple of and is between and 10 and 55, because
--> .
So, can be 16, 24, 32, 40, or 48.
That means that must be 17, or 25, or 33, or 41, or 49.
As must be a multiple of 7, it must be
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