Question

There are 576 boys and 448 girls in a school that are to be divided into equal size sections of either boys or girls alone. Find the minimum total number of sections thus formed.

• A. 24
• B. 32
• C. 16
• D. 20

Answer 1

The correct option is C 16

The HCF of 576 and 448 is 64. Hence, each section should have 64 children. The number of sections would be given by:
$\frac{576}{64}+\frac{448}{64}=9+7=16$.
Option (c) is correct.