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mitzwillrockgmat
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How many integers from 0 to 50, inclusive, have a remainder of 1 when divided by 3 ?
A. 15
B. 16
C. 17
D. 18
E. 19
this is an easy question. when i was doing a test it came up & i picked 16 as the answer as i consider the remainder 1 for every mulitple of 3 (betw 0 & 50) + 1 as the no. giving a remainder of 1. i.e. 3+1 = 4 will give remainder 1 , 6+1 =7 will give remainder 1. hence, there are 16 multiples of 3 between 0 & 50 so i picked b. however, the answer is 17. so my question is should i include 1 in the set as well to make it 17 numbers or is there ANOTHER no. that i'm missing??? but one is not a multiple of 3!
HELP! :0)
A. 15
B. 16
C. 17
D. 18
E. 19
this is an easy question. when i was doing a test it came up & i picked 16 as the answer as i consider the remainder 1 for every mulitple of 3 (betw 0 & 50) + 1 as the no. giving a remainder of 1. i.e. 3+1 = 4 will give remainder 1 , 6+1 =7 will give remainder 1. hence, there are 16 multiples of 3 between 0 & 50 so i picked b. however, the answer is 17. so my question is should i include 1 in the set as well to make it 17 numbers or is there ANOTHER no. that i'm missing??? but one is not a multiple of 3!
HELP! :0)
