Renu purchases two bags of fertiliser of weights 75 kg and 69 kg. Find the maximum value of weight which can measure the weight of the fertiliser exact number of times.
Solution:
Weight of the first bag = 75 kg
Weight of the second bag = 69 kg
We need to find value of H.C.F of 75 and 69 to find the maximum value of weight which can measure the weight of the fertilizer exact number of times.
Let’s find the prime factors of 75 and 69.
3 is the only common prime factor. Therefore, 3 is the H.C.F of 75 and 69.
Therefore, 3 kg is the maximum value of weight which can measure the weight of the fertilizer exact number of times.
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