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A stamp collector arranges his stamps during his free time. When he arranges his stamps in pairs, there is one stamp left. It is the same when he arranges the stamps in groups of 3, 4, 5 and 6. Now, how many stamps will he be left with when he arranges them in groups of 8?

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Last Update: June 30, 2006

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Submitted by: Partha006

Total stamps are the l.c.m of 3,4,5,6 i.e 60 and 1 is the remainder in all the cases.. so the toal stamp is 60+1=61

now deviding 61 with 8 leaves the remainder 5

so if he want to make it a group of 8 he ll be having 5 stamps left

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July 23, 2005 09:02:27

abc

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August 04, 2005 02:47:16

priya

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4 stamps will be left when arranging in groups of 8

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November 28, 2005 08:20:03

baba

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Hi..

The number is 61. So when it is divided by 8 it leaves remainder 5 and not 4 if i'm not wrong.

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March 02, 2006 05:08:30

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61 bcoz when it is divided by 8 remainder is 5 only

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June 30, 2006 14:00:39

Partha006

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RE: A stamp collector arranges his stamps during his f...

Total stamps are the l.c.m of 3 4 5 6 i.e 60 and 1 is the remainder in all the cases.. so the toal stamp is 60+1 61

now deviding 61 with 8 leaves the remainder 5

so if he want to make it a group of 8 he ll be having 5 stamps left

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