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A pack of red pens can be divided into equal shares among 3, 5, 6 and 9 teachers with no pen left over?

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Answer:

90 red pens

Step-by-step explanation:

we need to find the least common multiple of the numbers 3 , 5 , 6 , 9

6 = 2 × 3

9 = 3²

then

LCM(3,5,6,9) = 2×5×3² = 2×5×9 = 90

The number 90 can be divided into 3 ,5 ,6 ,9 with no remainder

Therefore the pack must have 90 pens or a multiple of 90

For example 180 , 270 ...

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