Question

7. There are 3heaps of rice weighing 120kg. 144kg and 204kg. Find the maximum capacity of a
bag so that rice of each heap can be packed in exact number of bags​

Answer 1

Answer:

12

Step-by-step explanation:

The highest common factors will give us the answer

Answer 2

Answer:

Find the HCF.

2 |120 2 |144 2|204

2 |60 2 |72 2|102

2 |30 2 |36 3|51

3 |15 2 |18 17|17

5 |5 3 | 9 1

1 3 |3

1

120 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5

144 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3

204 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 17

Common factors = 2 × 2 × 3

Ans.:- 12