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number theory intermediate

Problem

How many positive three-digit integers are congruent to
Solution
An integer congruent to can be written as . Therefore, we have the inequality We solve for the inequality by subtracting each term by and then dividing by to get The smallest integer greater than is and the largest integer less than is . There are integers from to inclusive.
Final answer
48