Rebecca has a collection of basketball cards. When she puts them in piles of two, she has one card left over. When she puts them in piles of three or four, there is also one card left over, but when she puts them in piles of five there are no cards left over. If Rebecca has fewer than 100 basketball cards, what are the possible numbers of cards she could have?

Rebecca has a collection of basketball cards. When she puts them in piles of two, she has one card left over. When she puts them in piles of three or four, there is also one card left over, but when she puts them in piles of five there are no cards left over. If Rebecca has fewer than 100 basketball cards, what are the possible numbers of cards she could have?

College Algebra

1st Edition

ISBN:9781938168383

Author:Jay Abramson

Publisher:Jay Abramson

Chapter9: Sequences, Probability And Counting Theory

Section9.5: Counting Principles

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