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What is a number that when divided by 10 leaves a remainder 9 and when divided by 9 then leaves a remainder 8 and similarly till 1?

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    Another answer and more precise one

    (Any multiple of LCM of 2 to 10)-1

    Example-

    LCM of (2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10) = 2520
    Solution
    (Any multiple of LCM of 2 to 10)-1
    = 2520 – 1  = 2519

    Yodha Expert Answered on 3rd February 2016.

    i did not explained all of this who edit my answer

    on 3rd February 2016.

    Well explained.

    on 6th February 2016.
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    (Any multiple of 10!)-1

    Yodha Expert Answered on 2nd February 2016.

    Ingenious.

    on 3rd February 2016.

    How? Calculation/explanation?

    on 3rd February 2016.

    add 1 then number is divisible by 1 to 10.

    on 3rd February 2016.
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    2519. Thought the hard way.

    akulbansal5 Starter Answered on 3rd February 2016.

    Calculations please? 🙂

    on 3rd February 2016.
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