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Remainder problem

by Mr.Hollywood » Fri Mar 09, 2012 4:36 pm
N is divisible by 5, what is the remainder of N when divided by 6?

1) when N is divided by 4, remainder is 3
2) when 3N is divided by 12, remainder is 3


I think it's E, anybody seeing any other possibilities?
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by killer1387 » Fri Mar 09, 2012 8:37 pm
Mr.Hollywood wrote:N is divisible by 5, what is the remainder of N when divided by 6?

1) when N is divided by 4, remainder is 3
2) when 3N is divided by 12, remainder is 3


I think it's E, anybody seeing any other possibilities?
1) N= 15, 35, 55, 75, 95,.......
R(BY 6)=3,5,1.....
INSUFFICIENT

2) N=5, 25, 45, 65
R(BY 6)= 5, 1, 3....
INSUFFICIENT

BY 1 +2
INSUFFICIENT

HENCE E
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