I'm thinking of a number. My number is a whole number. My number is larger than 100.My number mod 17 = 9.My number is smaller than 200.What could be number be? (Give one possible answer. There are several correct answers.)

the number could be any of these numbers (111, 128, 145, 162, 179, 196)

Step-by-step explanation:

From the given information, let the number that I'm thinking of to be p

p is > 100

p  is < 200

and p = 9 (mod 17)

This implies that 17 ÷ p -9

p - 9 = 17q

here;

q is an integer

p = 9 + 17q

However,

100 < p < 200

= 100 < 9+17q < 200

= 100 - 9 < 17q < 200 -9

= 91 < 17q < 191

Dividing both sides by 17; we have:

=

= 5.45 < q < 11.24

thus the possible values of q are between 6,7,8,9,10 and 11

The possible values of p can now be:

p = 9 +17(q)

p = 9+17(6), 9+17(7), 9+17(8), 9+17(9), 9+17(10), 9+17(11)

p = 111, 128, 145, 162, 179, 196

Therefore, the number could be any of these numbers (111, 128, 145, 162, 179, 196)

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