Problems on H.C.F and L.C.M
A room is 4 meters 37 cm long and 3 meters 23cm broad. It is required to pave the floor with minimum square slabs. Find the number of slabs required for this purpose?
L.C.M. of 5, 6, 7, 8 = 840.Required number is of the form 840k + 3Least value of k for which (840k + 3) is divisible by 9 is k = 2.Required number = (840 x 2 + 3) = 1683.
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