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4. There are 312, 260 and 156 students in class X, XI and XII respectively. Buses are to be hired to take these students to a picnic. Find the maximum number of students who can sit in a bus if each bus takes equal number of students (a) 52 (b) 56 (c) 48 (d) 63

4. There are 312, 260 and 156 students in class X, XI and XII respectively. Buses are to be hired to take these students to a picnic. Find the maximum number of students who can sit in a bus if each bus takes equal number of students
(a) 52
(b) 56
(c) 48
(d) 63

Grade:12th pass

2 Answers

Pawan Prajapati
askIITians Faculty 60787 Points
2 years ago
Answer: a Explaination:(a); [Hint. HCF of 312, 260, 156 = 52]
VSML THE GAMER
26 Points
2 years ago
Since , the same number of students are to be distributed in groups
we need to find the HCF of number of students in different groups
 
HCF(156,208,260)=52
 
Hence, 52 students can accommodate in each bus
 
So, Total number of Buses =52Total Students​=52624​=12

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