Question 583447
When the cookies were divided into groups of two, there was one cookie left over. When the cookies were divided into groups of three, there was one cookie left over. When the cookies were divided into groups of four, there was one cookie left over. When the cookies were divided into groups of five or six, there was one cookie lefty over. But when the cookies were into groups of seven, there were no cookies left over. 
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Enter these equations in your scientific calculator:
Y1 = (x-1)/2
Y2 = (x-1)/3
Y3 = (x-1)/4
Y4 = (x-1)/5
Y5 = (x-1)/6
Y6 = x/7
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Solution: x = 301
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Found by looking for an x-value that has whole number 
y-values for ALL of the 6 equations. (Use the TABLE of a TI-84.
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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