John distributes his pencil among his 4 friends Rose, Mary, Ranjan, and Rohit in the ratio 1/2 : 1/3 :1/3:1/5 . What is the minimum no. of pencils that the person should have?
Choose the correct choice from the following choices:
A) 41
B) 65
C) 70
D) 77
E) 98

Rationale: rakesh : rahul : ranjan : rohit = 1 / 2 : 1 / 3 : 1 / 3 : 1 / 5 step 1 : at first we need to do is lcm of 2 , 3,3 and 5 is 30 . step 2 : then pencil are distributed in ratio among friends , rakesh = ( 1 / 2 x 30 ) = 15 . rahul = ( 1 / 3 x 30 ) = 10 . ranjan = ( 1 / 3 x 30 ) = 10 . rohit = ( 1 / 5 x 30 ) = 6 . step 3 : total number of pencils are ( 15 x + 10 x + 10 x + 6 x ) = 41 x . for minimum number of pencils x = 1 . the person should have at least 41 pencils . a )
Answer: A