Question

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A short shopkeeper wants to weigh two sacks of rice . One sack contains 75 kg, while the other contains 125 kg of rice . The shopkeeper wants a container that can measure the quantity of rice in the other two sacks when used an exact number of times. ( considering that the container will always be full ). What is the maximum capacity of the container ??

Answer 1

One sack contains 75 kg,     while the other contains 125 kg

the maximum capacity of the container is the hcf of the two nos

that is 75 and 125

HCF= common factors  of 75 kg and 125 kg =25 kg

HCF=25kg  

Ans = the maximum capacity of the container 25 kg

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