Q.

A school has invited 42 Mathematics teachers, 56 Physics teachers and 70 Chemistry teachers to attend a Science workshop. Find the minimum number of tables required, if the same number of teachers are to sit at a table and each table is occupied by teachers of the same subject.


Ans.

(12)

HCF (42, 56, 70) = 14

Minimum number of tables required =4214+5614+7014=3+4+5=12