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Two numbers are in the ratio 3 : 7. If their L.C.M. is 231. What is sum of the numbers?

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Two numbers are in the ratio 3 : 7. If their L.C.M. is 231. What is sum of the numbers?
posted Feb 26, 2018 by anonymous

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The numbers should be 3a:7a
If the numbers are 3a and 7a then 3×7×a=231, a=11.
So the numbers are 33 and 77
And the sum of these numbers = 33 + 77 = 110.

answer Feb 26, 2018 by Tejas Naik
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