A basket contains apples. If you count them by twos, you have one left over. If you count them by threes, you also have one left over. If there are more than 5 but fewer than 10 apples, how many are there?
7
Checking numbers between 5 and 10: 6, 7, 8, 9. For 7: divided by 2 is 3 with a remainder of 1. Divided by 3 is 2 with a remainder of 1.
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