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A number leaves remainder 7 when divided by 12, and also leaves remainder 7 when divided by 18. What is the smallest such number greater than 100?

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  • A103
  • B108
  • C115
  • D151

Step-by-Step Solution

Taking the common remainder away makes the number exactly divisible by both 12 and 18, so the number is 7 more than a multiple of LCM(12, 18) = 36. The candidates run 7, 43, 79, 115, 151, … and the first one past 100 is 115. Check: . The trap is 151 — it satisfies both conditions perfectly well, but it is the next candidate up, not the smallest. Meanwhile 103 leaves remainder 7 on division by 12 but 13 on division by 18, and 108 is a multiple of both.
Answer: C) 115

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