A farmer counts his herd of cows. If he counts by 7, there willbe none

1.	A farmer counts his herd of cows. If he counts by 7, there willbe none left over; but with 2,3,4,5 or 6, there will always be 1 leftover. What is the smallest number of cows in the herd?
Answer» Step-by-step EXPLANATION: the following data SUGGESTS that the total no. of cows is a multiple of 7. therefore, the SMALLEST no. of POSSIBLE cows is the LCM of 7 = 7

A farmer counts his herd of cows. If he counts by 7, there willbe none left over; but with 2,3,4,5 or 6, there will always be 1 leftover. What is the smallest number of cows in the herd?

Answer»

Step-by-step EXPLANATION:

the following data SUGGESTS that the total no. of cows is a multiple of 7.

therefore, the SMALLEST no. of POSSIBLE cows is the LCM of 7 = 7