SOLUTION: how many positive integers not exceeding 1000 are divisible by 3?,by 5?,by 3or 5?

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Question 871495: how many positive integers not exceeding 1000 are divisible by 3?,by 5?,by 3or 5?

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Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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There are 333 positive integers divisible by 3 less than 1000.
There are 199 positive integers divisible by 5 less than 1000.
There are 66 positive integers that are divisible by both 3 and 5.
So the number of positive integers less than 1000 divisible by 3 or 5 is
333%2B199-66=466

Answer by meldocallos(2) About Me  (Show Source):