edgarthendoschool
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problem is
If A/B has a remainder of 4, what is the smallest possible value of a+b.
I got the answer to be 14 because the divisor B must be atleast 5 (the remainder is always smaller than the divisor then I added 4 to get a total of 9 for A. so I got 9/5 = 1 remainder 4.A+B = 9+5 = 14
The answer in the back said that the smallest possible value for A is 4 so they got A+B= 4+5= 9 as the answer. How is 4 the smallest possible value for A?!?!?!
If A/B has a remainder of 4, what is the smallest possible value of a+b.
I got the answer to be 14 because the divisor B must be atleast 5 (the remainder is always smaller than the divisor then I added 4 to get a total of 9 for A. so I got 9/5 = 1 remainder 4.A+B = 9+5 = 14
The answer in the back said that the smallest possible value for A is 4 so they got A+B= 4+5= 9 as the answer. How is 4 the smallest possible value for A?!?!?!