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(Math122)
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A youth who collects postage stamps was asked how many he had in his album, and he replied: The number,
if divided by 2, will give a remainder 1;
divided by 3, a remainder 2;
divided by 4, a remainder 3;
divided by 5, a remainder 4;
divided by 6, a remainder 5;
divided by 7, a remainder 6;
divided by 8, a remainder 7;
divided by 9, a remainder 8;
divided by 10, a remainder 9.
But there are fewer than 3,000.
Can you tell how many stamps there were in the album?
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Hint: Hint: How can you make this number divisible by 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 10?
Difficulty level = 1
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