Question 1013068: On dividing number by 357 we get 39 remainder .on dividing same number by 17 .what will be remainder. Found 3 solutions by macston, Boreal, fractalier:Answer by macston(5194) (Show Source):
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Since 357 is evenly divisible by 17, the remainder will
be the remainder of 39/17.
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ANSWER: The remainder will be 5.
You can put this solution on YOUR website! One may use an example of 753, which is divisible by 357 with a remainder of 39.
Divide by 17 and one gets a remainder of 5.
Try 1110, which is the same thing and divide by 17 and get a remainder of 5.
When you divide by 17, the remainder of 39 is also divided by 17, and that remainder is 5.
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Since each time one divides the unknown number by 357, we get a remainder of 39, and since 17 goes into 357 evenly, we know that 17 goes into 39 twice more leaving a remainder of 5.
The answer is 5.
