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document.write( "216 + 89 = 305 cm<BR>\n" );
document.write( "305 = 16*18 + 17<BR>\n" );
document.write( "17 cm left over.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "216 times any integer gives the same result, since 18 is a factor of 216. </SPAN>\n" );
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