Mr. Lim has some staplers. If he ties them in bundles of 8, he will have 4 extra staplers. If he ties them in bundles of 9, he would be short of 3 staplers. What is the smallest possible number of staplers Mr. Lim has?
Multiples of 8: 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56
Multiples of 8 (+4): 12, 20, 28, 36, 44, 52, 60
Multiples of 9: 9, 18, 27, 36, 45, 54, 63
Multiples of 9 (-3): 6, 15, 24, 33, 42, 51, 60
Smallest possible number of staplers that Mr. Lim has = 60
Answer(s): 60
