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the children from a football club are put into rows in the sports hall
when put in rows of 9 children there are 2 children left over
when put into rows of 12 children there are 2 children left over
what is the least number of children in the football club

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jensa7el

Step-by-step explanation:

Let n be the number of children, n=6a+3 and n=8b+3, where a and b are numbers of rows. So 6a+3=8b+3, 6a=8b, 3a=4b, or a/b=4/3 so a=4 and b=3.  

Therefore n=27, the minimum number of children.

Answer:

So the answer is 27.

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