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Algebra.Com's Answer #27530 by AnlytcPhil(1807) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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which number is a factor of 20? \r\n" );
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document.write( "A) 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "B) 12\r\n" );
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document.write( "C) 40\r\n" );
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document.write( "D) 60\r\n" );
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document.write( "You must learn that the words\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"IS A FACTOR OF\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "are exactly equivalent to the words\r\n" );
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document.write( "\"WILL DIVIDE EVENLY INTO WITHOUT\r\n" );
document.write( "LEAVING A REMAINDER (OR A REMAINDER\r\n" );
document.write( "OF 0).\"\r\n" );
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document.write( "So pretend the problem were stated this way:\r\n" );
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document.write( "which number WILL DIVIDE EVENLY INTO 20 WITHOUT \r\n" );
document.write( "LEAVING A REMAINDER (OTHER THAN 0)? \r\n" );
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document.write( "A) 1\r\n" );
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document.write( "B) 12\r\n" );
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document.write( "C) 40\r\n" );
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document.write( "D) 60\r\n" );
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document.write( "Let's see. We'll start with the last one.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Try (D).  WILL 60 DIVIDE EVENLY INTO 20 WITHOUT\r\n" );
document.write( "LEAVING A REMAINDER OTHER THAN 0? Let's see:\r\n" );
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document.write( "    0\r\n" );
document.write( "60)20\r\n" );
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document.write( "   20\r\n" );
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document.write( "No that leaves a remaider of 20\r\n" );
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document.write( "Try (C).  WILL 40 DIVIDE EVENLY INTO 20 WITHOUT\r\n" );
document.write( "LEAVING A REMAINDER? Let's see:\r\n" );
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document.write( "    0\r\n" );
document.write( "40)20\r\n" );
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document.write( "   20\r\n" );
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document.write( "No that also leaves a remaider of 20\r\n" );
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document.write( "Try (B).  WILL 12 DIVIDE EVENLY INTO 20 WITHOUT\r\n" );
document.write( "LEAVING A REMAINDER? Let's see:\r\n" );
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document.write( "    1\r\n" );
document.write( "12)20\r\n" );
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document.write( "No that leaves a remaider of 8 \r\n" );
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document.write( "Try (A).  WILL 1 DIVIDE EVENLY INTO 20 WITHOUT\r\n" );
document.write( "LEAVING A REMAINDER OTHER THAN 0? Let's see:\r\n" );
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document.write( "  20\r\n" );
document.write( "1)20\r\n" );
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document.write( "   0\r\n" );
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document.write( "YUP, that only leaves a remainder of 0,\r\n" );
document.write( "so that's the answer.\r\n" );
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