Question

Two tankers contains 850 litres and 680 litres of petrol. Find the maximum capacity of a containers which can measure the petrol of each tanker in exact number of times

Answer 1

A container can measure 850 liters of

petrol an exact number of times(i.e. in

integral multiple) if

its capacity in liters is a divisor of 850

Also to measure 680 liters

of petrol the capacity in liters must also

be divisor of 680.

Therefore, the required maximum

quantity of the container is the H.C.F of

850 L and 680 L.

Hence the maximum quantity of the

container 170 L

Required number of times (5+4) 9

(Ans.)