document.write( "Question 460663: Aliaba was arranging the carpets for the flying carpet brigade. They were going to fly in a rectangular formation. When he put 4 carpets in each row, he had 3 left over. When he put 5 carpets in each row, he had 1 left over. How many carpets could there have been in the carpet brigade?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #316001 by solver91311(24713)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "To find the minimum number that has the characteristic that \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "And solve. It should then be casual to the most obvious observer that since 4 times 5 is 20, that if you add any multiple of 20 to 11 you will get the same result.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Now we need to find a value \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "11 is prime\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "31 is prime\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "51 NOT prime. 3 times 17 is a possible solution\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "71 is prime\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "91 NOT prime. 7 times 13...\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "There are infinitely more.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "John \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |