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The number of positive integers less than 1000 that are divisible by 3

300

 


(A) Column A is larger
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(C) ...
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*This question is included in Nova Math - Problem Set F: Number Theory

 
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Posted: 07/15/2012 18:48
I can not read this question
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Posted: 07/18/2012 18:43
Here is an image of the better formatted question. We are fixing the Column formatting problem. Thank you for your patience and feedback.
 
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Posted: 09/13/2014 03:38
what is the meaning of "less than 1000"? it is only 999?
 
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Posted: 09/29/2014 00:30
But I think the 111 can be A too…
 
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Posted: 02/01/2016 16:48
Doesn't it ask for positive integers that are divisible by 3 meaning 6,12,18,24,30,36....
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Posted: 02/01/2016 18:59
Hi Joelene,

You are listing multiples of 6 (which are also multiples of 3) but we need to also list numbers that are multiples of 3 and not of 6:

3, 9, 15, 21, 27, ...

All the numbers in this list are also divisible by 3.

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