Problem (1):
I have some pencils and some jars.
If I put 4 pencils into each jar I will have one jar left over.
If I put 3 pencils into each jar I will have one pencil left over.
How many pencils and how many jars?

Problem (2):
Again I have some pencils and some jars.
If I put 9 pencils into each jar I will have two jars left over.
If I put 6 pencils into each jar I will have three pencils left over.
How many pencils and how many jars?

First of all, if anyone used a Supercomputer, it would be a very innefficient and bad idea to do so since this could be solved easily otherwise.

If you put 4 pencils in each jar, you will have 4 pencils too few.
If you put 3 pencils in each jar, you will have 1 pencil too many.
A difference of 5 pencils for 1 pencil per jar. That means 5 jars and 16 pencils.

Posted by Gamer on 2003-12-16 15:27:27