SOLUTION: What is the smallest positive number that when divided by 7, the remainder is 6 and when divided by 5, the remainder is 4?

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Question 1049731: What is the smallest positive number that when divided by 7, the remainder is 6 and when divided by 5, the remainder is 4?
Answer by ikleyn(52803) About Me  (Show Source):
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34.

Add 1 to the number, and you will get the number divisible by 7 and by 5.
The smallest such a number is 35.
Hence, the original number is 34.

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