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Calculation : 2 Mark
The books are to be distributed equally among the students of section A or section B.
∴ Number of books must be a multiple of 32 as well as 36.
⇒ Required number of books is the LCM of 32 and 36.
We have,
32=25
36=22×32
∴ LCM of 32 and 36 is 25×32=288
Hence, required number of books is 288.