Thinking Mathematically (6th Edition)

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Chapter 5 - Number Theory and the Real Number System - 5.1 Number Theory: Prime and Composite Numbers - Exercise Set 5.1 - Page 258: 112

Answer

does not make sense

Work Step by Step

The statement does not make sense. The least common multiple (LCM) of $70$ and $175$ is $350$. The LCM will not help determine how many people must be placed in a team so that members are either all males or all females. The greatest common divisor must be used instead of using LCM,
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