Question

There are 527 apples, 646 pears and 748 orange. These are to be arranged in heaps containing the same number of fruits. Find the greatest number of fruits possible in each heap. How many hapes are formed?

Answer 1

NUMBER OF APPLES=527

NUMBER OF  PEARS=646

NUMBER OF ORANGES =748

WE CAN FIND NUMBER OF HEAPS,GREATEST NUMBER OF FRUITS
BY 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

∴THE NUMBER OF
a) APPLES  =31
b) PEARS    =38
c)ORANGES =44

Answer 2

NUMBER OF  PEARS=646

NUMBER OF ORANGES =748

WE CAN FIND NUMBER OF HEAPS,GREATEST NUMBER OF FRUITS

BY 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

∴THE NUMBER OF

a) APPLES  =31

b) PEARS    =38

c)ORANGES =44

HOPE HELPED!