There are 408 boys and 264 girls in a school which are to be divided into equal sections of either ...

There are 408 boys and 264 girls in a school which are to be divided into equal sections of either boys or girls alone. Find the total number of sections thus formed.

Quiz

Answer/Solution

28

Steps/Work

Explanation:
HCF (408, 264) = 24
The number of boys or girls that can be placed in a section = 24.
Thus the total number of sections is given by
408/24+264/24 =17+11 = 28
Answer: A

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There are boys and girls in a school which are to be divided into equal sections of either boys or girls alone. Find the total number of sections thus formed.

Calculated Answer

28

Step by Step Solution

In order to solve problem, you must evaluate (n0 + n1) / (2 * 2 * 2 * 3).

n0 =408
n1 =264