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Maths problem (probably a mistake in the book)

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Arkadia · 27/01/2018 13:36

I am thinking of a number. My number is the first multiple of both 5 and 100. What is my number?

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BoneyBackJefferson · 27/01/2018 18:49

@Arkadia

what does the book say?

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roguedad · 29/01/2018 20:55

Badly worded problem. As it stands 0, 100 and even -100 are all credible answers depending on the interpretation of “first. If rather than “number” it said “positive integer” or “positive whole number” it is more clearly 100.