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A man has a certain number of small boxes to pack into parcels. If he packs , , or in a parcel, he is left with one; if he packs in a parcel, none is left over. What is the number of boxes he may have to pack?

  1. A
    106
  2. B
    301
  3. C
    309
  4. D
    400

Solution & Step-by-step Explanation

Let the total number of boxes be .
According to the question, when is divided by , , , or , it leaves a remainder of .
Thus, the number can be written in the form:



First, find the LCM of , , , and :

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So, .
We are also given that is completely divisible by (remainder is when divided by ).
Let us test values of :

* For : (not divisible by )
* For : (not divisible by )
* For : (not divisible by )
* For : (not divisible by )
* For :

Let's check if is divisible by :



Since is perfectly divisible by , the number of boxes is .

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A man has a certain number of small boxes to pack into parcels. If he packs , , or in a parcel, he is left with one; if he packs in a parcel, none is left over. What is the number of boxes he may have to pack?
A
106
B
301
C
309
D
400

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