When my age is divided by 3, the remainder is 1. When my age is divided by 5, the remainder is 3. When my age is divided by 7, the remainder is 1. How old am I?

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Silky

12 October, 23:58

When my age is divided by 3, the remainder is 1. When my age is divided by 5, the remainder is 3. When my age is divided by 7, the remainder is 1. How old am I?

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Asa Smith · Answer 1

You're age is 43

I take the multiples of 7

M{7,14,21,28,35,42 ... }

I add 1 because you need a remainder of 1 and then try to get the others 2 divisions to work

i choose 7 because its the biggest number it takes a lower amount of time