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#1 2006-11-20 05:27:25

RauLiTo
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whats the remain

a number divided by 7 and the remain is = 3 ... and another number divided by 7 also and the remain is = 5 ... whats the remain when we divide the product of these two numbers by 7 ?

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#2 2006-11-20 06:45:40

pi man
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Re: whats the remain

Let X be the first number with a remainder of 3.    So X = 7a + 3
Let Y be the second number with a remainder of 5.   So Y = 7b + 5

XY = (7a+3) * (7b+5)
    = 49ab + 35a + 21b + 15

49ab, 35a, and 21b are all divisible by 7.   We only need to worry about the 15, which is 2*7 with a remainder of 1.

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#3 2006-11-20 08:08:19

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Re: whats the remain

lol thats easy ! thanks pi


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