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Thu 16 Oct, 2014 02:39 pm
A building is constructed with 3 floors. On each floor the windows consist of several panes of glass.
1st floor- 24 panes of glass in each window.
2nd floor- 20 panes of glass in each window.
3rd floor- 16 panes of glass in each window.
The ratio of the number of windows of the 3 types are 4 : 2 : 1.
The total number of panes lacks 32 of being 9 times the L.C.M. of the sum of the panes in 3 windows, 1 of each type - Confusing statement.
Calculate total number of windows.
What is known:
A building is constructed with 3 floors. On each floor the windows consist of several panes of glass.
1st floor- 24 panes of glass in each window.
2nd floor- 20 panes of glass in each window.
3rd floor- 16 panes of glass in each window.
The ratio of the number of windows of the 3 types are 4 : 2 : 1.
The total number of panes lacks 32 of being 9 times the L.C.M. of the sum of the panes in 3 windows, 1 of each type.
Want to know:
Total number of windows.
How do I proceed?