Answer to Question #259762 in Combinatorics | Number Theory for rtf

Combinatorics | Number Theory

Question #259762

What is (-5 mod 4) – (-3 mod 4) congruent to?

a) 2 mod 4

b) 3 mod 4

c) 1 mod 4

d) -1 mod 4

Expert's answer

It follows that

(-5 mod 4) – (-3 mod 4) = (-5 + 3) mod 4

= -2 mod 4 = (4 - 2) mod 4 = 2 mod 4

Answer: a)

Learn more about our help with Assignments: Math

Comments

No comments. Be the first!

Leave a comment

Related Questions

1. A student must take a course on a modern language, social science, natural science and English.There
2. Using Polya's methodConsider the street map. Trisha wishes to walk directly from point A to poi
3. Find a pair of numbers that provide a counterexample to show thatthe given statement is false.(a) If
4. lan's CafÃ © and Restaurant is offering a promo. They charge PHP 250 per person for a gr
5. Find the least multiple of 23, which when divided by 18, 21, and 24 leaves the remainder 7,10 and 13
6. Bazil wrote two numbers in his notebook, {2}^{12}{3}^{2}{5}^{7}{7}^{5} and {2}^{3}{3}^{12}{5}^{2}{
7. 1. A tailor wants to make square shaped towels. The required squared pieces of cloth will