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A General wishes to draw up his soldiers in the form of a square. After arranging, he found out that some of them are left out. How many soldiers were left out?
A General wishes to draw up his soldiers in the form of a square. After arranging, he found out that some of them are left out. How many soldiers were left out?
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Let's determine the number soldiers left out
Total number of soldiers =
The number of rows is equal to the number of seats in each row.
Using long division method we can determine the number of soldiers left out,
∴ Hence, soldiers were left out.
Let's determine the number soldiers left out
Total number of soldiers =
The number of rows is equal to the number of seats in each row.
Using long division method we can determine the number of soldiers left out,
∴ Hence, soldiers were left out.
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