Making deductions 2 #1

For this question, I am looking at the solution and I’m just not sure how you get to 5(k−1) +1 and 5(k+1)−1 for the range.

Any help would be appreciated.

Try with an easy example first.

What would be an easy example?

  • Can there be 16 workers in the company?
  • What is the smallest possible number of workers in the company? What about the second-smallest?