N is a positive integer. When N is divided by 17, the remainder is 5. What are the three smallest possible values of N?
The smallest value of N would be N = 5. When 5 is divided by 17, the quotient is 0 and the remainder is 5. To get the next, we add 17: N = 5 + 17 = 22. To get the next, we add 17 again: N = 22 + 17 = 39. The first three = {5, 22, 39}.