A merchant has 10 litres of oil of one kind ,18 liters of another kind and 24 liters of a third kind.he wants to sell the oil in tins of equal capacity. what should be the greatest capacity of such a tin?

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Solution

Given 10 litres, 18 litres, 24 litres

HCF (10,18,24) = 2

So, the greatest capacity = 2 litre

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