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Three tankers contain 403 litres, 434 litres and 465 litres of diesel respectively. Find the maximum capacity of a container that can measure the diesel of the three containers exact number of times.

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Updated On: Jul 21, 2024

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Solution and Explanation

The maximum capacity of container = H.C.F. (403, 434, 465)
Factors of 403 = 13 x 31
Factors of 434 = 2 x 7 x 31
Factors of 465 = 3 x 5 x 31
H.C.F. = 31
Therefore, 31 litres of container is required to measure the quantity.

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Column 1	Column 2
(i) 35	(a) Multiple of 8
(ii) 15	(b) Multiple of 7
(iii) 16	(c) Multiple of 70
(iv) 20	(d) Factor of 30
(v) 25	(e) Factor of 50
	(f) Factor of 20

Column 1	Column 2
(i) 35	(a) Multiple of 8
(ii) 15	(b) Multiple of 7
(iii) 16	(c) Multiple of 70
(iv) 20	(d) Factor of 30
(v) 25	(e) Factor of 50
	(f) Factor of 20

Column 1	Column 2
(i) 35	(a) Multiple of 8
(ii) 15	(b) Multiple of 7
(iii) 16	(c) Multiple of 70
(iv) 20	(d) Factor of 30
(v) 25	(e) Factor of 50
	(f) Factor of 20

Three tankers contain 403 litres, 434 litres and 465 litres of diesel respectively. Find the maximum capacity of a container that can measure the diesel of the three containers exact number of times.

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