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By ajijulquanta, history, 2 months ago, In English

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Problem 1.

Rahim Sahib has three sons, five daughters and seven grandchildren. If he divides his money among boys, one rupee is quoted, if he divides it among girls, two rupees remain. The money is left over if it is divided among the grandchildren What is the minimum amount of money that Mr. Rahim has?

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Let's say the answer is $$$x$$$. Then, the following are true:

  • $$$x \equiv 1 (mod \ 3)$$$
  • $$$x \equiv 2 (mod \ 5)$$$
  • $$$x \equiv 0 (mod \ 7)$$$

Then you just brute-force the answer, and get $$$x_{min}=7$$$

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    I think grandchildren should also be considered as boys and girls, so the problem would be to find an optimal number of girls and boys among grandchildren.

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