{"id":10357,"date":"2022-04-02T21:09:59","date_gmt":"2022-04-02T15:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mathemerize.com\/?p=10357"},"modified":"2022-04-05T18:23:57","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T12:53:57","slug":"an-army-contingent-of-616-members-is-to-march-behind-an-army-band-of-32-members-in-a-parade-the-two-groups-are-to-march-in-the-same-number-of-columns-what-is-the-maximum-number-of-columns-in-which-t","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mathemerize.com\/an-army-contingent-of-616-members-is-to-march-behind-an-army-band-of-32-members-in-a-parade-the-two-groups-are-to-march-in-the-same-number-of-columns-what-is-the-maximum-number-of-columns-in-which-t\/","title":{"rendered":"An army contingent of 616 members is to march behind an army band of 32 members in a parade. The two groups are to march in the same number of columns. What is the maximum number of columns in which they can march ?"},"content":{"rendered":"
To find the maximum number of columns, we have to find the H.C.F. of 616 and 32<\/p>\n
i.e. 616 = 32 \\(\\times\\) 19 + 8<\/p>\n
and 32 = 8 \\(\\times\\) 4 + 0<\/p>\n
\\(\\therefore\\) H.C.F of 616 and 32 is 8.<\/p>\n
Hence, maximum number of columns is 8<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Solution : To find the maximum number of columns, we have to find the H.C.F. of 616 and 32 i.e. 616 = 32 \\(\\times\\) 19 + 8 and 32 = 8 \\(\\times\\) 4 + 0 \\(\\therefore\\) H.C.F of 616 and 32 is 8. Hence, maximum number of columns is 8.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":""},"categories":[43,909],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\n