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The LCM of two numbers is 84. The numbers are in the ratio 4 : 3. Find the sum of the numbers.3129
Asked in RRB Group D · 2025
LCM and HCF · Quantitative Aptitude
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When finding the smallest number that leaves a fixed remainder \(r\) on division by several numbers, first find their LCM and use a number of the form LCM × k + r.
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