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# For a positive integer m, [m] is defined to be the remainder when

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[GMAT math practice question]

For a positive integer m, [m] is defined to be the remainder when 7m is divided by 3. If n is a positive integer, which of the following are equal to 1?

I. [3n+1]
II. [3n]
III. [3n] + 2

A. I only
B. II only
C. I & II only
D.I & III only
E. I, II, &III

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"Only $99 for 3 month Online Course" "Free Resources-30 day online access & Diagnostic Test" "Unlimited Access to over 120 free video lessons - try it yourself" Math Expert Joined: 02 Aug 2009 Posts: 6521 Re: For a positive integer m, [m] is defined to be the remainder when [#permalink] ### Show Tags 09 Jul 2018, 02:58 MathRevolution wrote: [GMAT math practice question] For a positive integer m, [m] is defined to be the remainder when 7m is divided by 3. If n is a positive integer, which of the following are equal to 1? I. [3n+1] II. [3n] III. [3n] + 2 A. I only B. II only C. I & II only D.I & III only E. I, II, &III I. [3n+1] means remainder when 7*(3n+1) is divided by 3.. 21n+7 div by 3. 21n is divisible by 3 and 7 leaves a remainder of 1.....YES II. [3n] 7*3n is divisible by 3 so 0....not 1.....ans NO III. [3n]+2 [3n] is divisible by 3, so remainder will be 2....ans NO Only I A _________________ 1) Absolute modulus : http://gmatclub.com/forum/absolute-modulus-a-better-understanding-210849.html#p1622372 2)Combination of similar and dissimilar things : http://gmatclub.com/forum/topic215915.html 3) effects of arithmetic operations : https://gmatclub.com/forum/effects-of-arithmetic-operations-on-fractions-269413.html GMAT online Tutor Senior Manager Status: Asst. Manager Joined: 01 Oct 2017 Posts: 473 Location: India Concentration: Operations, Entrepreneurship GPA: 4 WE: Supply Chain Management (Energy and Utilities) For a positive integer m, [m] is defined to be the remainder when [#permalink] ### Show Tags 09 Jul 2018, 04:11 MathRevolution wrote: [GMAT math practice question] For a positive integer m, [m]is defined to be the remainder when 7m is divided by 3. If n is a positive integer, which of the following are equal to 1? I. [3n+1] II. [3n] III. [3n] + 2 A. I only B. II only C. I & II only D.I & III only E. I, II, &III I. [3n+1] is the remainder when 7(3n+1) is divided by 3. Or, Rem((21n+7)/3)=Rem(21n/3)+Rem(7/3)=0+1=1 So,[3n+1] =1 II.[3n] is the remainder when 7(3n) is divided by 3. Or,Rem(21n/3)=0 So, [3n]=1 III.From II, we have obtained , [3n]=0 So, [3n]+2=0+2=0 So, the expression in I, yields a value of 1. Ans. (A) _________________ Regards, PKN Rise above the storm, you will find the sunshine Senior Manager Joined: 14 Dec 2017 Posts: 444 Re: For a positive integer m, [m] is defined to be the remainder when [#permalink] ### Show Tags 09 Jul 2018, 12:14 1 MathRevolution wrote: [GMAT math practice question] For a positive integer m, [m] is defined to be the remainder when 7m is divided by 3. If n is a positive integer, which of the following are equal to 1? I. [3n+1] II. [3n] III. [3n] + 2 A. I only B. II only C. I & II only D.I & III only E. I, II, &III I. [3n+1] means remainder when 7(3n+1) = 21n + 7 is divided by 3, we get remainder as 1. Hence [3n+1] = 1 II. [3n] means remainder when 7(3n) = 21n is divided by 3, we get remainder as 0. Hence, [3n] = 2 III. [3n] + 2 means remainder when 7(3n) + 2 = 21n + 2 is divided by 3, we get remainder as 2. Hence, [3n]+2 = 2 Hence Only I gives remainder as 1. Answer A. Thanks, GyM Math Revolution GMAT Instructor Joined: 16 Aug 2015 Posts: 6012 GMAT 1: 760 Q51 V42 GPA: 3.82 Re: For a positive integer m, [m] is defined to be the remainder when [#permalink] ### Show Tags 11 Jul 2018, 01:10 => Statement I $$7(3n+1) = 21n + 7 = 3(7n+2) + 1$$ Thus, $$[3n+1] = 1$$ Statement II $$7(3n) = 21n = 3*7n + 0$$ Thus, $$[3n] = 0$$ Statement III Since $$[3n] = 0$$, we have $$[3n] + 2 = 2.$$ Thus, only $$[3n+1]$$ equals $$1$$. Therefore, the answer is A. Answer: A _________________ MathRevolution: Finish GMAT Quant Section with 10 minutes to spare The one-and-only World’s First Variable Approach for DS and IVY Approach for PS with ease, speed and accuracy. "Only$99 for 3 month Online Course"
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14 Jul 2018, 19:22
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[GMAT math practice question]

For a positive integer m, [m] is defined to be the remainder when 7m is divided by 3. If n is a positive integer, which of the following are equal to 1?

I. [3n+1]
II. [3n]
III. [3n] + 2

A. I only
B. II only
C. I & II only
D.I & III only
E. I, II, &III

Let’s analyze each Roman numeral.

I. [3n+1]

[3n+1] is the remainder when 7(3n + 1) = 21n + 7 is divided by 3. Since 21n is divisible by 3, we see that [3n+1] is equal to the remainder when 7 is divided by 3, which is 1. So I is true.

II. [3n]

[3n] is the remainder when 7(3n) = 21n is divided by 3. Since 21n is divisible by 3, we see that the remainder is 0. So II is not true.

III. [3n] + 2

We saw that in Roman numeral II, [3n] has a remainder 0 when it’s divided by 3. So [3n] + 2 has a remainder of 2 when it’s divided by 3. III is not true.

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27 Jul 2018, 10:42
MathRevolution wrote:
[GMAT math practice question]

For a positive integer m, [m] is defined to be the remainder when 7m is divided by 3. If n is a positive integer, which of the following are equal to 1?

I. [3n+1]
II. [3n]
III. [3n] + 2

A. I only
B. II only
C. I & II only
D.I & III only
E. I, II, &III

MathRevolution is it typical of GMAT type of question ? how often can i encounter such kind of questuons on gmat ?
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27 Jul 2018, 10:48
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MathRevolution wrote:
[GMAT math practice question]

For a positive integer m, [m] is defined to be the remainder when 7m is divided by 3. If n is a positive integer, which of the following are equal to 1?

I. [3n+1]
II. [3n]
III. [3n] + 2

A. I only
B. II only
C. I & II only
D.I & III only
E. I, II, &III

I. [3n+1] means remainder when 7(3n+1) = 21n + 7 is divided by 3, we get remainder as 1. Hence [3n+1] = 1

II. [3n] means remainder when 7(3n) = 21n is divided by 3, we get remainder as 0. Hence, [3n] = 2

III. [3n] + 2 means remainder when 7(3n) + 2 = 21n + 2 is divided by 3, we get remainder as 2. Hence, [3n]+2 = 2

Hence Only I gives remainder as 1.

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GyM

hey GyMrAT how did you get remainer of 1? would like to see detailed solution of correct answer choice. thanks for taking time to explain
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I. [3n+1] means remainder when 7(3n+1) = 21n + 7 is divided by 3, we get remainder as 1. Hence [3n+1] = 1
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hey GyMrAT how did you get remainer of 1? would like to see detailed solution of correct answer choice. thanks for taking time to explain
have a great weekend

I. [3n+1] means remainder when 7(3n+1) = 21n + 7 is divided by 3, we get remainder as 1. Hence [3n+1] = 1

(21n + 7)/3 = 21n/3 + 7/3 , we get remainder as 0 for 21n/3 & 1 for 7/3, hence final remainder is (0 + 1) = 1

I think it is called Remainder theorem, which states if $$R_1$$ , $$R_2$$ & $$R_3$$ are remainders when $$N_1$$, $$N_2$$ & $$N_3$$ are each divided by D

then,$$\frac{(N_1 + N_2 - N_3)}{D}$$ the remainder will be $$R_1 + R_2 - R_3$$

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No Problem! Have a good one!

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