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# If a positive integer m is divided by d, the remainder is 5. What is

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If a positive integer m is divided by d, the remainder is 5. What is the value of d ?

(1) When $$\frac{m}{3}$$ is divided by d, the remainder is 15.

(2) d > 20

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10 Dec 2019, 02:48
Bunuel wrote:
If a positive integer m is divided by d, the remainder is 5. What is the value of d ?

(1) When $$\frac{m}{3}$$ is divided by d, the remainder is 15.

(2) d > 20

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Okay, the solution would be

If a positive integer m is divided by d, the remainder is 5 MEANS m=dq+5

(1) When $$\frac{m}{3}$$ is divided by d, the remainder is 15.
So, $$\frac{m}{3}=xd+15.....m=3xd+45$$
equating values of m....$$dq+5=3xd+45.......d(q-3x)=40$$.
All of the variables are integers, so d and q-3x must be factors of 40, and should have their product as 40.
So, d can be any factor of 40 but greater than 15 as we know remainder in one case is 15..
Thus d can be 20 or 40

(2) d > 20
d could be anything

Combined
d cannot be 20, so d=40

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09 Dec 2019, 03:00
giving a try
given
m=d*a+5
find d
#1
m/3= d*a+15
m=3da+45
da+5=3da+45
da= -20
insufficient
#2
d>20
insufficient
from 1 &2
da=-20
d=60 , a =-1/3 ; d= 80 ; a= -1/4
insufficient
IMO E

Bunuel wrote:
If a positive integer m is divided by d, the remainder is 5. What is the value of d ?

(1) When $$\frac{m}{3}$$ is divided by d, the remainder is 15.

(2) d > 20

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09 Dec 2019, 05:39
How da can be same for both the expressions.

m= da+5
m/3 = da+15

Could you explain this?

Archit3110 wrote:
giving a try
given
m=d*a+5
find d
#1
m/3= d*a+15
m=3da+45
da+5=3da+45
da= -20
insufficient
#2
d>20
insufficient
from 1 &2
da=-20
d=60 , a =-1/3 ; d= 80 ; a= -1/4
insufficient
IMO E

Bunuel wrote:
If a positive integer m is divided by d, the remainder is 5. What is the value of d ?

(1) When $$\frac{m}{3}$$ is divided by d, the remainder is 15.

(2) d > 20

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09 Dec 2019, 06:15
gvij2017

Well i am not completely sure.of the solution.
I solved question considering a to be same..

gvij2017 wrote:
How da can be same for both the expressions.

m= da+5
m/3 = da+15

Could you explain this?

Archit3110 wrote:
giving a try
given
m=d*a+5
find d
#1
m/3= d*a+15
m=3da+45
da+5=3da+45
da= -20
insufficient
#2
d>20
insufficient
from 1 &2
da=-20
d=60 , a =-1/3 ; d= 80 ; a= -1/4
insufficient
IMO E

Bunuel wrote:
If a positive integer m is divided by d, the remainder is 5. What is the value of d ?

(1) When $$\frac{m}{3}$$ is divided by d, the remainder is 15.

(2) d > 20

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09 Dec 2019, 07:09
IMHO, the question implicitly asks to solve a system of (max) 3 equations in 4 variables. Impossibile by definition.

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10 Dec 2019, 02:27
Albymana wrote:
IMHO, the question implicitly asks to solve a system of (max) 3 equations in 4 variables. Impossibile by definition.

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Albymana , Yes It's impossible to solve the Question.

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10 Dec 2019, 03:27
Unsure of my answer but here goes my reasoning.

Question statement analysis gives

m = kd + 5 where k is an integer greater than or equal to 0.
Since divisor is alway greater than the remainder, d > 5.

Statement 1 analysis: (m/3)/d = qd + 15

Dividing "m/3" by d is same as multiplying m/3 by 1/d.
Thus the statement tells us that "m" divided by "3d" gives a remainder of 15.
Again, since divisor is greater than the remainder, the above statement implies 3d>15 which means d>5.

We already knew this from the question statement analysis. Thus, statement 1 is insufficient.

Statement 2 analysis:

D>20

No info on m or d hence insufficient.

Combining statement 1 & 2 gives us no new information about either m or the range of d except that d>20. Thus we can deduce no concrete value of d.
Insufficient.

The answer is E
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10 Dec 2019, 03:35
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Unsure of my answer but here goes my reasoning.

Question statement analysis gives

m = kd + 5 where k is an integer greater than or equal to 0.
Since divisor is alway greater than the remainder, d > 5.

Statement 1 analysis: (m/3)/d = qd + 15

Dividing "m/3" by d is same as multiplying m/3 by 1/d.
Thus the statement tells us that "m" divided by "3d" gives a remainder of 15.
Again, since divisor is greater than the remainder, the above statement implies 3d>15 which means d>5.

We already knew this from the question statement analysis. Thus, statement 1 is insufficient.

Statement 2 analysis:

D>20

No info on m or d hence insufficient.

Combining statement 1 & 2 gives us no new information about either m or the range of d except that d>20. Thus we can deduce no concrete value of d.
Insufficient.

The answer is E

You are wrong in the highlighted portion..
say m=45 and d=20..
45 divided by 20 gives 5 as remainder
Now 45/3 or 15 divided by 20 will give remainder as 15.
BUT m divided by 3d, that is 45 divided by 3*20 or 60 will give 45 as remainder.
so m/3 divided by d and m divided by 3d are different when you are checking the remainders
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12 Jan 2020, 08:22
m/d = R(5 ) means d>5 and m = d.x + 5 , where x is any integer

1.
let m/3 be y
---> y = d.p + 15 where p is any integer . Also , note that d>15 otherwise we cant generate remainder of 15.
substitute from stem the value of m

---> dx + 5 = 3dp + 45
d = 40 / ( x- 3p )

Now lets find some values of d so that we can prove this statement insufficient.
x = 4 p = 1 so, d = 40
x = 5 p= 1 so, d = 20
Hence , insufficient
B--> insufficient

Combined

d = 40 only
Sufficient
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