document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1107248>Question 1107248</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The children in a kindergarten were separated into groups of 5 or 8. If the total number of children was less than 165, what is the greatest possible number of children in the kindergarten? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "If the children can be separated evenly into groups of either 5 or 8, then the number of children must be a multiple of both 5 and 8.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "That means the number of children must be a multiple of the least common multiple (LCM) of 5 and 8, which is 40.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The largest multiple of 40 less than 165 is 160.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The largest possible number of children is 160. </SPAN>\n" );
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