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19. An army contingent of 1000 members is to march behind an army band of 56 members in a parade. The two groups are to march in the same number of columns. What is the maximum number of columns in which they can march ?

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Answered by mysticd
206
Hi ,

It is related to Eculid's Division Lemma,
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Given positive integers a and b , there exist

unique integers q and r satisfying

a = bq + r ,

Where 0 less than or equals to r < b.
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According to the problem ,

Members in army contigent = 1000

Members in army band = 56

To find maximum number of columns to march

behind army band in the same number of columns,

we have to find HCF of 1000 and 56

1000 = 56 × 17 + 48

56 = 48 × 1 + 8

48 = 8 × 6 + 0

The remainder has become zero , so our procedure

stops .

Since the divisor at this stage is 8 .

HCF ( 1000 , 56 ) = 8

Required columns = HCF ( 1000 , 56 ) = 8

I hope this helps you.

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Answered by jeweljolly05
45

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

  • Number of army contingents = 1000
  • Number of people in the army band = 56

1000 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 5 x 5 x 5

56 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 7

Therefore: HCF (1000,56) = 8

Therefore the maximum number of columns in which they can march is 8.

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