Mr. Gan has some staplers. If he ties them in bundles of 6, he will have 3 extra staplers. If he ties them in bundles of 7, he would be short of 2 staplers. What is the smallest possible number of staplers Mr. Gan has?
Multiples of 6: 6, 12, 18, 24, 30
Multiples of 6 (+3): 9, 15, 21, 27, 33
Multiples of 7: 7, 14, 21, 28, 35
Multiples of 7 (-2): 5, 12, 19, 26, 33
Smallest possible number of staplers that Mr. Gan has = 33
Answer(s): 33