document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1030735>Question 1030735</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jeremy has a bag of peanuts. He is going to share them so he counts them out. First he uses groups of 2, then groups of 3, 5 and 8, but each time there is 1 peanut left. How many are in the bag? Is there more than one answer?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Please give me some ideas to solve this problem. Thanks !<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #645550 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=645550\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 2, then groups of 3, 5 and 8, but each time there is 1 peanut left.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The number of peanuts must be 1 more than the multiples of all the above \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "2*3*5*8  = 120  \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "121 peanuts is one possibility\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can form groups if you have 1 more than any multiple of 120 which is the LCM\r<BR>\n" );
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