CBSE Class 6 Mathematics Question 13 of 48

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Anshu and his friends play the ‘idli-vada’ game with two numbers, which are both smaller than 10. The first time anybody says ‘idli-vada’ is after the number 50. What could the two numbers be which are assigned ‘idli’ and ‘vada’?
Answer

The pair of numbers smaller than 10 with first common multiple greater than 50 are (7, 8), (8, 9) and (7, 9).
For (7, 8):
If 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, …, 49, 56, 63, … are said ‘idli’.
And 8, 16, 24, 32, …, 48, 56, 64, … are said ‘vada’.
Then 56 is the first number (first common multiple of 7 and 8) greater than 50 which would be said ‘idli-vada’.
For (8, 9):
If 8, 16, 24, 32, …, 48, 56, 64, 72, … are said ‘idli’.
And 9, 18, 27, 36, …, 54, 63, 72, … are said ‘vada’.
Then 72 is the first number (first common multiple of 8 and 9) greater than 50 which would be said ‘idli-vada’.
For (7, 9):
If 7, 14, 21, 28, …, 49, 56, 63, 70, … are said ‘idli’.
And 9, 18, 27, 36, …, 54, 63, 72, … are said ‘vada’.
Then 63 is the first number (first common multiple of 7 and 9) greater than 50 which would be said ‘idli-vada’.