Math Problem Statement
Three sets of physics, chemistry and mathematics books have to be stacked in such a way that all the books are stored topic wise and the number of books in each stack is the same. The number of physics books is 192, the number of chemistry books is 240 and the number of mathematics books is 168. Determine the number of stacks of physics, chemistry and mathematics books.
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Math Problem Analysis
Mathematical Concepts
Number Theory
Greatest Common Divisor (GCD)
Euclidean Algorithm
Formulas
GCD(a, b)
Euclidean Algorithm: GCD(a, b) = GCD(b, a mod b)
Theorems
Euclidean Algorithm
Suitable Grade Level
Grades 8-10
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