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Question
What is the greatest possible volume of a vessel that can be used to measure exactly the volume of milk in cans (in full capacity) of 80 litres, 100 litres and 120 litres?
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Solution
This is a HCF related problem.
So, we need to find the HCF of 80, 100, 120
| 2 | 80 |
| 2 | 40 |
| 2 | 20 |
| 2 | 10 |
| 5 |
| 2 | 100 |
| 2 | 50 |
| 5 | 25 |
| 5 |
| 2 | 120 |
| 2 | 60 |
| 2 | 30 |
| 3 | 15 |
| 5 |
80 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5
100 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 5
120 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5
HCF of 80, 100 and 120 = 2 × 2 × 5 = 20
Volume of the vessel = 20 litres
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