Question

A farmer has 1517 cows and 902 sheep. He farms them into flocks, keeping cows and sheep separate and having the same number of animals in each flock. If these flocks are as large as possible, then the maximum number of animals in each flock and total number of flocks required for the purpose are respectively

A 59 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
B 49 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
C 39 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
D 29 Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

Solution

Maximum number of animals in each block = 41 Required total number of flocks = 902/41 + 1517/41 = 22 + 37 = 59

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