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