Question

In a school, there are 42 scout members. 60 Puteri Islam members and 72 police cadets. Each team is divided into small groups with equal number of members. What is the maximum number of groups that can be formed? ​

Answer 1

7

Explanation:

you first find the Least Common Multiple of 42,60 and 72 , which will be the number of individuals from each group that will be found in one group. To find the maximum number of groups that can be formed , you divide the smallest number of the three by 6. Which is 42 divide by 6 which gives you 7 as the answer.