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Ashok

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· 1 Months ago

I'm nt getting dis question pls clarify dis question again

Question:
Rajesh is in-charge of buying bread rolls and buns for a party. There are 10 buns in each box of buns and 8 bread rolls in each box of bread rolls. Rajesh wants to buy exactly the same number of buns and bread rolls. What is the smallest number of boxes he should buy for buns alone ?
Options:
A) 5
B) 10
C) 8
D) 4
Solution:
Ans: (d) Smallest number of boxes for buns


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· 1 Months ago

Dear Student,

Here we calculate LCM of 10 buns and 8 bread, because Least Common Multiple (LCM) of a group of numbers is the smallest number that is a multiple of all the numbers.
So, The LCM of 10 and 8 = 40
for calculate smallest no. of box for buns = 40/10= 4

Hope you got it.

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