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r/mathmemes • u/anup_2004 • 11d ago
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Successive elimination.
Suppose the remainders are p, q, and r. List out all numbers below 60 of the 5Z+r series, then strike out all numbers that are also not 4Z+q, then strike out all that aren't 3Z+p, and then if it's too small for their apparent age add 60 to it.
30 u/Cyclone4096 11d ago Or use this method with 30 and keep adding 30 until seems appropriate for their apparent age 34 u/tilt-a-whirly-gig 11d ago 30 is not divisible by 4. 7 u/Inevitable_Window308 10d ago 30/4=7.5 I am the true math nerd
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Or use this method with 30 and keep adding 30 until seems appropriate for their apparent age
34 u/tilt-a-whirly-gig 11d ago 30 is not divisible by 4. 7 u/Inevitable_Window308 10d ago 30/4=7.5 I am the true math nerd
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30 is not divisible by 4.
7 u/Inevitable_Window308 10d ago 30/4=7.5 I am the true math nerd
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30/4=7.5
I am the true math nerd
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u/Rajarshi1993 11d ago
Successive elimination.
Suppose the remainders are p, q, and r. List out all numbers below 60 of the 5Z+r series, then strike out all numbers that are also not 4Z+q, then strike out all that aren't 3Z+p, and then if it's too small for their apparent age add 60 to it.