If where and are integers between 1 to 50 inclusive. How many values of will be divisible by 5?
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6 m + 9 n ≡ 1 m + ( − 1 ) n ≡ 1 + ( − 1 ) n ( mod 5 )
Since we want 1 + ( − 1 ) n to be 0, n needs to be odd, while m can be anything. There are 25 odd numbers between 1 to 50 (inclusive).
Hence there are 50 possibilities of m and 2 5 possibilities of n , making a total of 2 5 ⋅ 5 0 = 1 2 5 0 possibilities.