document.write( "Question 1045027: Two different numbers when divided by the same divisor, left remainders 11 & 21 respectively.When their sum was divided by the same divisor , remainder was 4.What is the divisor ? \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #660455 by KMST(5328)![]() ![]() You can put this solution on YOUR website! \n" ); document.write( "We are told that \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "So, adding up those two equations, we get \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Since we are also told that \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "subtracting from the equation above from \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "we get \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "Since all the numbers involved in that equation are integers, \n" ); document.write( "that tells us that \n" ); document.write( "and it has to be a factor larger than \n" ); document.write( "because \n" ); document.write( "and remainders are always smaller than their divisor. \n" ); document.write( "The only factor of \n" ); document.write( "so \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |