Mr. Yeo has some pencils. If he ties them in bundles of 7, he will have 4 extra pencils. If he ties them in bundles of 5, he would be short of 3 pencils. What is the smallest possible number of pencils Mr. Yeo has?
Multiples of 7: 7, 14, 21, 28
Multiples of 7 (+4): 11, 18, 25, 32
Multiples of 5: 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35
Multiples of 5 (-3): 2, 7, 12, 17, 22, 27, 32
Smallest possible number of pencils that Mr. Yeo has = 32
Answer(s): 32
