The town is ruined and people are being evacuated by sea. There are 105 children, 140 females and 175 males in the town. Unfortunately, the town had one boat to make the trips. the boatman says, "I shall carry the same largest possible number of persons in each trip." calculate the number of persons that the boatman took along in each trip.
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105+140+175=420
largest possible number is when it is half
So,420÷2=210
210
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To find the largest possible number of animals ,we will find the H.C.F of 105,140 and 175.
105 = 3 x 5 x 7
140 = 2 x 2 x× 5 × 7
175 = 5 x 5 x 7
HCF of 105,140 and 175=5 x 7 = 35 Hence The number of animals went in each trip is 35
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