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Difference between revisions of "1969 AHSME Problems/Problem 24"

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The divisors are the same, so take each variable [[modulo]] <math>D</math>.
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<cmath>P \equiv R \pmod{D}</cmath>
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<cmath>P' \equiv R’ \pmod{D}</cmath>
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That means
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<cmath>PP’ \equiv RR’ \pmod{D}</cmath>
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Thus, <math>PP’</math> and <math>RR’</math> have the same remainder when divided by <math>D</math>, so the answer is <math>\boxed{\textbf{(E)}}</math>.
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{{AHSME 35p box|year=1969|num-b=23|num-a=25}}   
 
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[[Category: Introductory Number Theory Problems]]
 
[[Category: Introductory Number Theory Problems]]
 
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Latest revision as of 20:06, 22 July 2018

Problem

When the natural numbers $P$ and $P'$, with $P>P'$, are divided by the natural number $D$, the remainders are $R$ and $R'$, respectively. When $PP'$ and $RR'$ are divided by $D$, the remainders are $r$ and $r'$, respectively. Then:

$\text{(A) } r>r' \text{ always}\quad \text{(B) } r<r' \text{ always}\quad\\ \text{(C) } r>r' \text{ sometimes and } r<r' \text{ sometimes}\quad\\ \text{(D) } r>r' \text{ sometimes and } r=r' \text{ sometimes}\quad\\ \text{(E) } r=r' \text{ always}$

Solution

The divisors are the same, so take each variable modulo $D$. \[P \equiv R \pmod{D}\] \[P' \equiv R’ \pmod{D}\] That means \[PP’ \equiv RR’ \pmod{D}\] Thus, $PP’$ and $RR’$ have the same remainder when divided by $D$, so the answer is $\boxed{\textbf{(E)}}$.

See Also

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