SOLUTION: When 100 is divided by some positive integer x, the remainder is 10. What is the sum of the smallest and largest values of x?

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Question 262187: When 100 is divided by some positive integer x, the remainder is 10.
What is the sum of the smallest and largest values of x?

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20055)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

In order to leave a remainder of 10, the
division must look like this:

     Q
 x)100
    90
    10

So x must be an integer greater than the remainder 10.
Also in order to leave a 10 remainder, the integer 
quotient times the divisor, x, must equal to 90.  
Therefore we have a case of this for every way 
we can break 90 into two factors x and Q, with x 
being greater than 10.  There are 5 such ways:

x*Q = 15*6, 18*5, 30*3, 45*2, 90*1   

The sum of the smallest and largest values of x is
15+90 or 105.

     6
15)100
    90
    10

     5
18)100
    90
    10

     3
30)100
    90
    10

     2
45)100
    90
    10

     1
90)100
    90
    10

Edwin

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