At a dinner party with an equal number of adults and children, adults are seated at tables of exactly 15 and children are seated at tables of exactly 17. What is the minimum number of children attending?
Question
At a dinner party with an equal number of adults and children, adults are seated at tables of exactly 15 and children are seated at tables of exactly 17. What is the minimum number of children attending?
Solution
To find the minimum number of children attending the party, we need to find the least common multiple (LCM) of 15 (the number of adults per table) and 17 (the number of children per table). This is because the number of adults and children is equal, and they must be able to be divided evenly among their respective tables.
The LCM of 15 and 17 is 255 (since 15 and 17 are both prime to each other, their LCM is simply their product).
Therefore, the minimum number of children attending the party is 255.
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