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Re: If x and y are positive integers and x = 10y + 5, what is the remainde
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18 Jan 2015, 12:36
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Hi miro,
You're correct - you don't need to TEST VALUES, but that approach can get you to the correct answer rather easily. It's worth noting that GMAT questions can almost always be solved with more than one approach. The best Test Takers know how to do "more than one thing", so that on Test Day they can use whatever they're given in the prompt to quickly assess how best to approach the question and then answer it in an easy, efficient way. For that reason, it's sometimes a good idea to redo practice problems with different approaches so that you can build up more than one skill.
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27 Jun 2017, 15:06
ElCorazon wrote:
If x and y are positive integers and x = 10y + 5, what is the remainder when x is divided by 5?
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3 E. 4
Another way you can think of this problem so as to save time is by recognizing what the restriction" x and y are positive integers" means relative to the equation. Ignoring Y, any positive integer multiplied by 10 will of course be a multiple of 10 and every multiple of 10 has a remainder of 0 when divided by 5- so any number that is a multiple of 10 has a remainder of 0 when 5 is added because 5 divided by 5 has a remainder of 0.
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ElCorazon wrote:
If x and y are positive integers and x = 10y + 5, what is the remainder when x is divided by 5?
A. 0 B. 1 C. 2 D. 3 E. 4
GIVEN: x = 10y + 5 Factor out 5 to get: x = 5(2y + 1) We can see that x is a multiple of 5, which also means x is divisible by 5, which means the remainder will by ZERO when x is divided by 5
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