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by ketkoag » Thu Jun 11, 2009 3:47 am
A store boss can buy two kinds of goods, X: 32/box; Y: 40/box. If he plan to buy same quantity of X and Y, at least how many boxes of X should he buy?`
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by rah_pandey » Thu Jun 11, 2009 3:52 am
Dont you think your question is cryptic. Can you elaborate 32/box, 40/Box
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by Pranay » Thu Jun 11, 2009 3:55 am
ketkoag wrote:A store boss can buy two kinds of goods, X: 32/box; Y: 40/box. If he plan to buy same quantity of X and Y, at least how many boxes of X should he buy?`
IMO 5!

Please post the OA.
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by ketkoag » Thu Jun 11, 2009 4:41 am
Pranay wrote:
ketkoag wrote:A store boss can buy two kinds of goods, X: 32/box; Y: 40/box. If he plan to buy same quantity of X and Y, at least how many boxes of X should he buy?`
IMO 5!

Please post the OA.
Oa is 5.. could you please elaborate your answer. I don't get how to solve this one..
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by tohellandback » Thu Jun 11, 2009 6:10 am
this is an LCM question
LCM of 32 and 40=160
160/32=5 boxes
you see 5 boxes of A contain 160 As
4 boxes of B contain 160 Bs.
thats what the question. Number of As and Bs should be same
The powers of two are bloody impolite!!
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by ketkoag » Tue Jun 16, 2009 9:17 am
nice explanation, thanks a lot..
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by hazpazfaz » Wed Jun 17, 2009 1:22 am
tohellandback wrote:this is an LCM question
LCM of 32 and 40=160
160/32=5 boxes
you see 5 boxes of A contain 160 As
4 boxes of B contain 160 Bs.
thats what the question. Number of As and Bs should be same
on point
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