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OpenStudy (anonymous):

The quotient of a division problem is 5 and the remainder is 7. The divisor must have been larger than which number?

OpenStudy (jadeishere):

It must be greater than 7. If it was 5 then there would have been a remainder of two, and the quotient would have been 6. with 7, the divsor could have been 8 or higher, meaning the remainder would NOT fit into the whole divisor.

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