LCM & HCF:

1. The LCM of 0.36,2.4 and 1.44 is

options:
a.7.2
b.7.4
c.7.6
d.7.8

ANS: Answer is 7.2

Remove the decimals and find the answer and put the decimal in the LCM.
The LCM of 36, 240 and 144 comes upto 2*2*3*3*4*5=720 = 7.2

2. Four different electronic devices make a beep after every 30 minutes, 1 hour, 3/2 hour and 1 hour 45 minutes respectively. All the devices
beeped together at 12 noon. They will again beep together at:
Op 1: 12 midnight
Op 2: 3 a.m.
Op 3: 6 a.m.
Op 4: 9 a.m.
ANS: 30 minutes, 1 hour, 3/2 hour and 1 hour 45 minutes
1/2 hr , 1 hr , 3/2 hr , 7/4 hr
find LCM of 1/2 , 1 , 3/2 , 7/4 = 21 hr
since all the devices beeped together at 12 noon, they will again beep together
after 21 hour
reqd time = 12 noon + 21 hr = 9 a.m
Op 4: 9 a.m.

3. pick one odd word from these words

1.fair
2.pair
3.hair
4.chair
ANS:chair
4. log(2.3) = 0.3617,then log(23) + log(0.23) + log(0.023) = ?
ANS: We have log(2.3) = 0.3617
Then log(23) + log(0.23) + log(0.023) = ?
= log((23/10)*10) + log(2.3/10) + log(2.3/100)
= log(2.3) + log(10) + log(2.3) - log(10) + log(2.3) - log(100)
= 0.3617 + 1 + 0.3617 - 1 + 0.3617 - log(10^2)
= 0.3617 + 1 + 0.3617 - 1 + 0.3617 - 2log(10)
= 0.3617 + 1 + 0.3617 - 1 + 0.3617 - 2(1)
= -0.9148
Answer is -0.9148

5.what is the difference between lcm and hcf of the numbers 20,30,40?
option:100,110,120,130

ANS: lcm(20,30,40)=120
hcf(20,30,40)=10
lcm-hcf=120-10=110

The ratio of two numbers is 3:4 and their HCF is 4.Their LCM is:
ANS: let the numbers be 3x,4x then HCF of 3x,4x =x but hcf is already given as 4
x=4,numbers are 12,16 then their LCM = 48
6.

lcm 4*3*4=48
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