SOLUTION: School calculators are sold by one company in packages of 11 and 15. What is the largest number of calculators it is not possible to purchase without opening a package?

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Question 1003811: School calculators are sold by one company in packages of 11 and 15. What is the largest number of calculators it is not possible to purchase without opening a package?
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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11*15 - 11 - 15 = 139 calculators

See http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/wiki/index.php/Chicken_McNugget_Theorem