Question
Ravi has 1530 eggs with him while Vinita has 2380 eggs
with her that needs to be placed in cartons. What is the maximum number of eggs that each carton should hold so that both Ravi as well as Vinita find such cartons acceptable to use, leaving no empty space, nor having any egg unpacked?Solution
The HCF of 1530 and 2380 is the only possible way to fill the cartons then HCF of 1530 = 17 x 9 x 10 HCF of 2380 = 17 x 14 x 10 HCF of 1530 and 2380 = 17 x 10 = 170
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