Question

There are 490 apples and 540 oranges. These fruits are to be arranged in heaps containing the same number of fruits. Then the greatest number of fruits possible in each heap is ______Immersive Reader

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Solution:-

NUMBER OF APPLES=527

NUMBER OF PEARS=646

NUMBER OF ORANGES =748

FIND NUMBER OF HEAPS,GREATEST NUMBER OF FRUITS

FINDING HIGHEST COMMON FACTOR (H.C.F)

Finding H.C.F by prime factorisation

527=17× 31

646=2× 17× 19

748=2× 2× 11× 17

SO 17 HEAPS CAN BE MADE

Apple = 527/17 = 31

Pear = 646/17 = 38

Orange= 748/17 = 44

THE NUMBER OF

APPLES =31

PEARS =38

ORANGES =44

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