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What is the value of \(d\) if the remainder when \(n\) is divided by \(d\) is \(49\)?
1) the remainder when \(2n\) is divided by \(d\) is \(48\)
2) the remainder when \(3n\) is divided by \(d\) is \(47\)

IMO: Ans is D

we have \(n=d*k+49\)....... (a) where k is some constant integer

(1)
Given : \(2*n=d*k_1 + 48\) ..... (b) where \(k_1\) is some constant integer
Now, do (b)-(a) we get .... \(n=d*(k_1-k)-1\)....(c)
Comparing (a) and (c) we can conclude that \(d\) is 50.

(2)
Given: \(3*n=d*k_2+47\) ...... (d) where \(k_2\) is some constant integer
Now, do (d)-(a), we get.... \(2*n=d*(k_2-k)-2\) .....(e)
since \(2*n\) is integer, we can divide equation (e) by 2 to get
\(n=d*(k_2-k)/2-1\) comparing this equation and (a) we can conclude \(d\) as 50

Hi Suryakumar,

Can you elaborate how comparing a and c gives d = 50 ?
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n= xd+49, where d>49 and x is an integer......(1)

Statement 1-
2n=yd+48.....(2)

From equation (1)
2n=2xd+98
2n=2xd+50+48....(3)

Comparing (2) and (3), we get that 50 must be divisible by d.
As d>49, only value that d can take is 50

Sufficient

Statement 2-
3n=zd+47.....(4)

From equation (1)
3n=3xd+147
3n=2xd+100+47....(5)

Comparing (4) and (5), we get that 100 must be divisible by d.
As d>49, values that d can take are 50 and 100
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Suryakumar
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What is the value of \(d\) if the remainder when \(n\) is divided by \(d\) is \(49\)?
1) the remainder when \(2n\) is divided by \(d\) is \(48\)
2) the remainder when \(3n\) is divided by \(d\) is \(47\)

IMO: Ans is D

we have \(n=d*k+49\)....... (a) where k is some constant integer

(1)
Given : \(2*n=d*k_1 + 48\) ..... (b) where \(k_1\) is some constant integer
Now, do (b)-(a) we get .... \(n=d*(k_1-k)-1\)....(c)
Comparing (a) and (c) we can conclude that \(d\) is 50.

(2)
Given: \(3*n=d*k_2+47\) ...... (d) where \(k_2\) is some constant integer
Now, do (d)-(a), we get.... \(2*n=d*(k_2-k)-2\) .....(e)
since \(2*n\) is integer, we can divide equation (e) by 2 to get
\(n=d*(k_2-k)/2-1\) comparing this equation and (a) we can conclude \(d\) as 50

Hi Suryakumar,

Can you elaborate how comparing a and c gives d = 50 ?
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