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Mathematics · 2024 · 2 marks
CBSE 2024 · Region 4 · Set 2 · Q23
In a school, there are two sections of class X. There are 40 students in the first section and 48 students in the second section. Determine the…
In a school, there are two sections of class X. There are $\displaystyle 40$ students in the first section and $\displaystyle 48$ students in the second section. Determine the minimum number of books required for their class library so that they can be distributed equally among students of both sections.
Marking-scheme solution
\[\begin{gathered}
40=2^{3} \times 5 \\
48=2^{4} \times 3 \\
\text { L.C.M. }(40,48)=240
\end{gathered}
\]
Minimum number of books required in library is 240.
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