document.write( "Question 631228: How many positive integers less than 50 are multiples of 4 but not multiples of 6?\r
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List the positive multiples of 4 (up to 50)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Then list the positive multiples of 6 (up to 50)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So go through the first list and erase any elements in that first list that also lie in the second list.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "So start with the first list \r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "and scratch off any numbers you find in the second list (numbers like 12, 24, 36, etc)\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48\r
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