document.write( "Question 1167407: Hi\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Bob had to arrange chairs in a fixed number of rows. He estimated that there would be more than 30 but less than 70 chairs. If he puts 8 chairs in one row there would be 7chairs short . If he put 7 in a row there would be 2 left.how many chairs are there.\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #792000 by ikleyn(52785) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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document.write( "This problem is to find an integer number n,  30 < n < 70 such that\r\n" );
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document.write( "    1) it gives the remainder 1 when divided by 8 (7 chairs short),\r\n" );
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document.write( "    2) it gives the remainder 2 when divided by 7.\r\n" );
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document.write( "By trial and error, we check the numbers  33,  41,  49,  57,  65  from the interval (30,70) that satisfy the first condition.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Of these numbers, only 65 satisfies the second condition.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Thus the number is found: it is 65.     ANSWER\r\n" );
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