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Two tankers contains 760 litres and 1140 litres of petrol respectively. find the maximum capacity of container which can measure the petrol in exact number of time ?

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Answered by Anonymous
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The capacity of required container will be obtained by finding the HCF of the capacity of tankers -

850 = 2×5×5×17

680 = 2×2×2×5×17

Common factors of 850 and 680 = {2,5,17}

HCF = 2×5×17

= 170

Answer) The container which can measure petrol of either tank exactly must be of 170 litres.

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