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You can make groups of 3, 4, or 9 pencils with none left over. What is smallest number of pencils you must have to make these groups?

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Answer:

=36

Explanation:

Step-by-step explanation:

for this we has to take the LCM of 3,4 and 9 to find the least common factor in between these three numbers.....

so we have to multiply 3×3×4

=36

so if we divide 36 by 3 ,4 OR 9

we will not find any remainder

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