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The ratio of two numbers is 3 : 5 and their Least Common Multiple is 120. What is the sum of the two numbers?
Asked in SSC GD Constable · 2026
LCM and HCF · Quantitative Aptitude
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If a number leaves the same remainder when divided by several divisors, subtract that remainder from the number. The resulting value must be a common multiple of those divisors.
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