Mutua wants to erect a fence around his house using posts. Whenever he uses 5, 8 or 10 posts along one side, he is always...

Mutua wants to erect a fence around his house using posts. Whenever he uses 5, 8 or 10 posts along one side, he is always left with 2 posts. Find the number of posts Mutua has for one side of the fence.

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Kavungya answered the question on October 29, 2019 at 12:03

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