document.write( "Question 262678: 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? \n" ); document.write( "
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x is the divisor
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "if the remainder is always 10, then the number of 100 - 10 = 90 must be divisible without a remainder.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "our equation becomes:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "90/x = y with no remainder.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "multiply both sides of this equation by x to get:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "90 = x*y\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "find all the factors of x and you will be able to find the anser.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "90 equals:
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\n" ); document.write( "2*45
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "now take these factors and divide them into 100.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "100/1 = 100 with no remainder
\n" ); document.write( "100/90 = 1 with a remainder of 10
\n" ); document.write( "100/2 = 50 with no remainder
\n" ); document.write( "100/45 = 2 with a remainder of 10
\n" ); document.write( "100/3 = 33 with a remainder of 1
\n" ); document.write( "100/30 = 3 with a remainder of 10
\n" ); document.write( "100/6 = 16 with a remainder of 4
\n" ); document.write( "100/15 = 6 with a remainder of 10
\n" ); document.write( "100/9 = 11 with a remainder of 1
\n" ); document.write( "100/10 = 10 with a remainder of 0.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "narrow it down to all those with a remainder of 10 and you get:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "100/90
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the divisor had to be greater than 10.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the smallest divisor is 15.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the largest divisor is 90.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "your answer is:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "the sum of the smallest and the largest divisor is 90 + 15 = 105.\r
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