Question

Question 1 Renu purchases two bags of fertilizer of weight 75 kg and 69 kg. Find the maximum value of weight which can measure the weight of the fertilizer exact number of times.

Class 6 - Math - Playing with Numbers Page 67

Answer 1

For finding maximum weight, we have to find H.C.F. of 75 and 69.

Factors of 75 = 3 x 5 x 5

Factors of 69 = 3 x 69

H.C.F. = 3

Therefore the required weight is 3 kg.

Answer 2

We have to find the HCF of 75 and 69 for finding the maximum value.

3 |75                         3 |69
5 | 25                       23 | 23
5 |5 


Factors of 75= 3×5×5

Factors of 69= 3× 23

H.C.F of 75 & 69 = 3
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Hence the maximum value of weight which can measure the weight of the fertilizer exact number of times is 3 kg
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