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 either tanker in exact number of times?

Answer 1

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Capacity of 1st tanker = 850 litres

Capacity of 2nd tanker = 680 litres

Capacity of the container which can measure the petrol of each tanker in exact number of times = HCF (850, 680)

HCF (850, 680) {by prime factorisation}

850 = 2 x 5 x 5 x 17

680 = 2 x 2 x 2 x 5 x 17

HCF = 2 x 5 x 17 = 170

The capacity of such container should be 170 litres.

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