document.write( "Question 1201398: Jennifer, Grace, and Janet played Computer games. Jennifer won 30% of the total games, Grace 25%, and Janet 45%. There were no ties. What is the least possible number of the games that Jennifer won? \n" ); document.write( "

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\n" ); document.write( "Jennifer, Grace, and Janet played Computer games.
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "        The solution by @josgarithmetic is INCORRECT.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "        There is nothing farther from the correct solution, than that from his post.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "        For correct solution, see my post below.\r
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document.write( "From the context, the number of games in this problem is positive integer number.\r\n" );
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document.write( "They want you find the minimal positive integer number N such that \r\n" );
document.write( "30% of N is integer number; 25% of N is integer number and 45% of N is integer number.\r\n" );
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document.write( "In other words, they want    of N be integer;    of N be integer and    of N be integer.\r\n" );
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document.write( "It is not difficult to get (to guess, to tumble to - use any word) that N then is integer number 20.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Then the least possible number of the games that Jennifer won is 30% of 20, or 6.    ANSWER\r\n" );
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