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# Anna wants to distribute chocolates among her four children in the rat

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Q. Anna wants to distribute chocolates among her four children in the ratio $$\frac{1}{2} : \frac{1}{5} : \frac{1}{6} : \frac{1}{12}$$. How many minimum chocolates should she buy, so that she can distribute the chocolates in the given ratio?

a. 30
b. 45
c. 57
d. 90
e. 120

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Originally posted by EgmatQuantExpert on 24 Apr 2017, 23:11.
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24 Apr 2017, 23:43
from the give options choose the lowest numer which is a multiple of LCM of 2, 5, 6, 12. This is because when all the fractions are multiplied by the number of chocolates you need to get an integer.
LCM = 60

Hence answer is C
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The LCM of 2,5,6 and 12 is 60. If we distribute 60 with the given ratios, it will give
$$\frac{60}{2}+\frac{60}{5}+\frac{60}{6}+\frac{60}{12}=57$$

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EgmatQuantExpert wrote:
Q. Anna wants to distribute chocolates among her four children in the ratio $$\frac{1}{2} : \frac{1}{5} : \frac{1}{6} : \frac{1}{12}$$. How many minimum chocolates should she buy, so that she can distribute the chocolates in the given ratio?

a. 30
b. 45
c. 57
d. 90
e. 120

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$$\frac{1}{2} : \frac{1}{5} : \frac{1}{6} : \frac{1}{12}$$ = $$30 : 12 : 10 : 5$$

So, The minimum number of chocolates she should have bought is $$30 + 12 + 10 + 5 = 57$$

Answer must be (C)
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27 Sep 2018, 15:29
EgmatQuantExpert wrote:
Anna wants to distribute chocolates among her four children in the ratio $$\frac{1}{2} : \frac{1}{5} : \frac{1}{6} : \frac{1}{12}$$. How many minimum chocolates should she buy, so that she can distribute the chocolates in the given ratio?

a. 30
b. 45
c. 57
d. 90
e. 120

$$? = \min \left( {{\rm{Total}}} \right)$$

$${1 \over 2}\,\,:\,\,{1 \over 5}\,\,:\,\,{1 \over 6}\,\,:\,\,{1 \over {12}}\,\,\,\,\mathop \Leftrightarrow \limits_{:\,\,60}^{ \cdot \,\,60} \,\,\,\,30:12:10:5$$

$$\left\{ \matrix{ {\rm{Child}}\,1 = 30k \hfill \cr {\rm{Child}}\,2 = 12k \hfill \cr {\rm{Child}}\,3 = 10k \hfill \cr {\rm{Child}}\,4 = 5k \hfill \cr} \right.\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\left( {k > 0} \right)\,\,\,\,\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,\,\,Total = 57k\,\,\,\,\,\,\mathop \Rightarrow \limits^{k\,\,{\mathop{\rm int}} \,\,\left( * \right)} \,\,\,\,\,\,? = \min \,\,\left( {{\rm{Total}}} \right)\,\,\, = \,\,57 \cdot 1 = 57$$

$$\left( * \right)\,\,\,\,\left\{ \matrix{ 5k\,\, = {\mathop{\rm int}} \hfill \cr 2k = 12k - 10k\,\, = \,\,{\mathop{\rm int}} - {\mathop{\rm int}} = {\mathop{\rm int}} \hfill \cr} \right.\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\, \Rightarrow \,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,\,k = 5k - 2 \cdot \left( {2k} \right) = {\mathop{\rm int}} - 2 \cdot {\mathop{\rm int}} = {\mathop{\rm int}}$$

This solution follows the notations and rationale taught in the GMATH method.

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