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Determine the least number of patties that will share equally among groups og 6, 9, 12

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Answer:

72.

Explanation:

Given a group of 6, 9 and 12.

We are to determine the least number of patties that will be shared equally among the groups.

This we do by determine the Least common multiple of the three numbers.


6=2 X 3\\9 = 3 X 3\\12 =2 X 2 X 2\\L.C.M.=2^3X3^2=72

Therefore, the least number of patties that can be shares equally among groups of 6, 9 and 12 is 72.

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