Question

Three tankers contain 403 litres, 434 litres and 465 litres of diesel respectively. Find the maximum capacity of a container that can measure the diesel of the three containers exact number of times

Answer 1

$\large\bf\underline{Solution:-}$

★ The maximum capacity of container = H.C.F. of (403, 434, 465)

• Factors of 403 = 13 x 31
• Factors of 434 = 2 x 7 x 31
• Factors of 465 = 3 x 5 x 31

★H.C.F = 31

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$\large\bf\underline{Answer:-}$

Therefore, 31 liters of container is required to measure the quantity.