document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=926846>Question 926846</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The number im thinking of is between 12 and 32<BR>\n" );
document.write( "when i divide it by 5, it leaves a remainder of 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "when i divide it by 4, it leaves a remainder of 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The number is ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Can you please write how to calculate this problem? so i can do it in next similar question with a different numbers. Thank youu </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #562518 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=CharlesG2><B>CharlesG2(834)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-11.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=CharlesG2><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=562518\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The number I'm thinking of is between 12 and 32.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When I divide it by 5, it leaves a remainder of 1<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When I divide it by 4, it leaves a remainder of 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The number is ?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a modulo b or a % b gives remainder of division\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a%b is the remainder of a / b, example 5 % 2 = 1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let n be the number we want to find\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n % 5 = 1 --> 16, 21, 26, 31 (all numbers that are multiples of 5 between 12 and 32 and adding 1 to each of them, notice these numbers each have a difference of 5)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "n % 4 = 2 --> 14, 18, 22, 26, 30  (all numbers that are multiples of 4 between 12 and 32 and adding 2 to each of them, notice these numbers each have a difference of 4)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "26 satisfies both requirements<BR>\n" );
document.write( "26 % 5 = 1 and 26 % 4 = 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "so 26 is the number you wanted to find<BR>\n" );
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