Question

Three farmers have 490 kg, 588 kg and 882 kg of wheat respectively. Find the maximum capacity of a bag so that the wheat can be packed in exact number of bags. *

Answer 1

The common factors are:

The common factors are:1, 2, 7, 14, 49, 98

The common factors are:1, 2, 7, 14, 49, 98The Greatest Common Factor:

The common factors are:1, 2, 7, 14, 49, 98The Greatest Common Factor:GCF = 98

The common factors are:1, 2, 7, 14, 49, 98The Greatest Common Factor:GCF = 98Therefore,the maximum capacity of bag so that wheat can be packed in exact no. of bags is 98 kg

answer is 98 kg