Alicia has $n$ candies, where $n$ is a positive integer with three digits. If she buys $5$ more, she will have a multiple of $8$. If she loses $8$, she will have a multiple of $5$. What is the smallest possible value of $n$?
123 + 5 = 128 multiple of 8
123 - 8 = 115 multiple of 5
8 - 5 = 3
LCM (5, 8) = 40
(n + 5) mod 8 = 0
(n - 8) mod 5 = 0 , solve for n
n = 40D + 3, for D=0, 1, 2, 3......etc. Since n must the smallest positive 3-digit integer, then we have:
n = 40*3 + 3
n = 120 + 3
n = 123
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