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    A Chinese general started with 1200 troops after a battle. He lined the remaining troops up in rows of 5, with 3 troops left over. He then lined them up in rows of 6, with 3 troops left over. Next he lined them up in rows of 7, with 1 troop left over. Finally, he lined them up in rows of 11, with none left over. Using the remainders from lining up the troops in different sized rows, the total number of troops remaining after the battle can be calculated.

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    A Chinese general started with 1200 troops after a battle. He lined the remaining troops up in rows of 5, with 3 troops left over. He then lined them up in rows of 6, with 3 troops left over. Next he lined them up in rows of 7, with 1 troop left over. Finally, he lined them up in rows of 11, with none left over. Using the remainders from lining up the troops in different sized rows, the total number of troops remaining after the battle can be calculated.

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    A Chinese general started with 1200 troops after a battle. He lined the remaining troops up in rows of 5, with 3 troops left over. He then lined them up in rows of 6, with 3 troops left over. Next he lined them up in rows of 7, with 1 troop left over. Finally, he lined them up in rows of 11, with none left over. Using the remainders from lining up the troops in different sized rows, the total number of troops remaining after the battle can be calculated.

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    Midterm Exam Discrete Mathematics 2020

    PROBLEM 3
    10.50 – 11.20

    3. Chinese generals counted troops remaining after a battle by lining


    them up in rows of different lengths, counting the number left over
    each time, and calculating the total from these remainders. If a general
    had 1200 troops at the start of a battle and if there were 3 left over
    when they lined up 5 at a time, 3 left over when they lined up 6 at
    a time, 1 left over when they lined up 7 at a time, and none left over
    when they lined up 11 at a time, how many troops remained after the
    battle?

    October 21st, 2020

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