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Problem 19

Number theory Difficulty 1.0 Find the answer CEMC Cayley · Canada · 2005

When 45 is divided by 7, the remainder is 3. What is the remainder when 70 is divided by 17?

(A) 11 (B) 1212 (C) 1515 (D) 22 (E) 1111

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