two tankers contain 850 liters and 680 liters of petrol respectively.find the maximum capacity of ac container which can measure the petrol of either tank in exact number of liters
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here, we have to find the highest common factor(hcf)
by prime factorization,
850 = 2x5x5x17
680 = 2x2x2x5x17
HCF = 2x5x17 = 170
so the capacity of such tanker should be 170 litres.
by prime factorization,
850 = 2x5x5x17
680 = 2x2x2x5x17
HCF = 2x5x17 = 170
so the capacity of such tanker should be 170 litres.
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