SOLUTION: Find the least number which when added to 3000 becomes a multiple of 57

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Question 1119933: Find the least number which when added to 3000 becomes a multiple of 57
Answer by ikleyn(52797) About Me  (Show Source):
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1.  3000%2F57 = 52.63.


2.  57*53 = 3021.     (<<<---=== 53 is the next integer after 52.63)


3.  3021 - 3000 = 21.


Answer.  21 is the number under the question.