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Look b4 U leap (Posted on 2020-10-02)

Find a solution to the equation:
29x + 30y + 31z = 366

Rem: x,y,z must be positive

See The Solution Submitted by Ady TZIDON

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I'll leap (spoiler)

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366 / 30 = 12 remainder 6

so (x, y, z) = (0,6,6) would be a solution if zeroes were allowed.

Because they are not, we need to add (1, -2, 1)

Leading to two solutions: (1,4,7) and (2,2,8)

Posted by Steve Herman on 2020-10-02 10:07:00

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