Mr. Long has some notebooks. If he ties them in bundles of 6, he will have 2 extra notebooks. If he ties them in bundles of 7, he would be short of 4 notebooks. What is the smallest possible number of notebooks Mr. Long has?
Multiples of 6: 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36
Multiples of 6 (+2): 8, 14, 20, 26, 32, 38
Multiples of 7: 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42
Multiples of 7 (-4): 3, 10, 17, 24, 31, 38
Smallest possible number of notebooks that Mr. Long has = 38
Answer(s): 38
