Question

Two tankers contain 850 litres and 680 litres of petrol respectively find the maximum capacity of a container which can measure the petrol of the tanker in exact number of times

Answer 1

To find the maximum capacity of a container which can measure the petrol of 850 litres and 680 litres the exact number of times , we will find their LCM i.e the Least Common Multiple

The LCM of 850 and 680 is : 3400

Therefore, the maximum capacity of a container which can measure the petrol of the tanker in exact number of times is 3400 litres......

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