A person has to completely put each of the three liquids i.e. 403 litres of petrol, 465 litres of diesel and 496 litres of Mobil oil in bottles of equal size without mixing any of the three types of liquids such that each bottle is completely filled. What is the least possible number of bottles required?
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Step-by-step explanation:
Lets get the GCD :
403 = 13 × 31
465 = 3 × 5 × 31
496 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 31
The GCD = 31
The number of bottles :
Petrol = 403 / 31 = 13 bottles
Diesel = 465 / 31 = 15 bottles
Mobil = 496 / 31 = 16 bottles
Total number of bottles
= 13 + 15 + 16 = 44 bottles.
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Answer:
44
Step-by-step explanation:
Lets get the GCD :
403 = 13 × 31
465 = 3 × 5 × 31
496 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 31
The GCD = 31
The number of bottles :
Petrol = 403 / 31 = 13 bottles
Diesel = 465 / 31 = 15 bottles
Mobil = 496 / 31 = 16 bottles
Total number of bottles
= 13 + 15 + 16 = 44 bottles.
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