Question

A merchant has 120 liters of oil of one kind, 180 liters of another kind, and 240

Answer 1

The merchant needs to fill 60 litres of all types of oils .

What is HCF ?

HCF is the highest common factor, it is the factor in common in more than two numbers.

It is given in the question that

A merchant has 120 litres of oil of one kind, 180 litres of another kind, and 240 litres of the third kind.

He wants to sell the oil by filling the three kinds of equal capacity.

To find the greatest capacity of such a tin , we have to find the highest common factor of the individual capacity.

120=2×2×2×3×5

180=2×2×3×3×5

240=2×2×2×2×3×5

HCF=2×2×3×5=60

The greatest capacity = 60 litres

So the merchant needs to fill 60 litres of all types of oils .

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