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.
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Hint , we will be using the concept of prime factorisation.
850 = 2×5×5×17
680 = 2×2×2×5×17
find the maximum capacity of the container we will have to find the highest factor of 850 and 680
common factor = 2×5×17
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Therefore, the max. capacity of a container, which can measure the petrol of either tanker in exact number of litres = HCF OF 850 and 680. So, The maximum capacity of the container is 170 litres.
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