Water Glasses on a shelf are broken and must be replaced. The replacement cost can be cut in half if you can figure out how many glasses were broken. Here are your clues: There were more than 24 glasses, but less than 100 glasses. If the glasses were in rows of 6, there would be 3 left over. If the glasses were in rows of 8, there would be 7 left over.
Water Glasses on a shelf are broken and must be replaced. The replacement cost can be cut in half if you can figure out how many glasses were broken. Here are your clues: There were more than 24 glasses, but less than 100 glasses. If the glasses were in rows of 6, there would be 3 left over. If the glasses were in rows of 8, there would be 7 left over.
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Water Glasses on a shelf are broken and must be replaced.
The replacement cost can be cut in half if you can figure out how many glasses were broken.
Here are your clues:
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There were more than 24 glasses, but less than 100 glasses.
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If the glasses were in rows of 6, there would be 3 left over.
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If the glasses were in rows of 8, there would be 7 left over.
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