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Q.A person wanted to distribute 96 apples and 112 orange among poor children in an orphange.He packed all the fruits in boxes in such a way that each box contains fruits of the same variety, and also every box contains an equal no. of fruits.


i) Find the minimum no. of boxes in which all fruits can be packed.


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Answer 1

let no . of boxes be x
so no. of 96 apples put on a box=x
no. of Apple but on a box = x/96
and no. of 112orange on a box =x
no of orange on a box = x/112
now
minimum no.. = x/96+x/112