Problem:
65 candy bars were to be shared by a group of children. Each Pascal bar was cut in half, and one piece was given to each child. Every Fermat bar was cut in thirds, and each Mandelbrot bar was cut in quarters, and these pieces were equally distributed to the children. How many children were in the group if all 65 candy bars were shared?
Hint #1:
We know that we need to have a number of children that can be split into halves, thirds, and fourths since nothing was left over.
• Consider looking at the denominators. Can those be used to determine the divisibility?
65 candy bars were to be shared by a group of children. Each Pascal bar was cut in half, and one piece was given to each child. Every Fermat bar was cut in thirds, and each Mandelbrot bar was cut in quarters, and these pieces were equally distributed to the children. How many children were in the group if all 65 candy bars were shared?
Hint #1:
We know that we need to have a number of children that can be split into halves, thirds, and fourths since nothing was left over.
• Consider looking at the denominators. Can those be used to determine the divisibility?