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A merchant has 120 litres of oil and of one kind, 180 litres of oil of another kind and 240 litres of third kind. He wants to sell the oil by filing three kinds of oil in tins of equal capacity. What should be the greatest capacity of such a tin?

Answer 1

Find the prime factors:

120 = 2³ x 3 x 5

180 = 2² x 3² x 5

240 = 2⁴ x 3 x 5

Find the HCF:

HCF = 2² x 3 x 5 = 60

Answer: He can use tins that can contain 60 litres  of oil.

Answer 2

The greatest capacity of tin is 60 litres Hope this may help you please mark me as brainliest