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Railways PYQCBT 1 2016

RRB NTPC · Question 4

2 dozen books and 16 notebooks are to be distributed among the students in such a way that no one remains after distribution. How many maximum number of sets of books and notebooks can be made? A. 4 B. 6 C. 8 D. 10

  1. A

  2. B

  3. C

  4. D

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Answer: (C) C

Explanation

2 dozen = 24 books and 16 notebooks. The largest number of identical sets with nothing left over is HCF(24, 16) = 8, each set having 3 books and 2 notebooks.