Alex purchases two bags of fertilizer of weights of 75 kg and 69 kg. Find the maximum value of measuring weight that can measure the weight of the fertilizer an exact number of times.
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Solution
To find maximum measuring weight, we have to find HCF of 75 and 69.
The factors of 75 and 69 are;
75 = 1, 3, 5, 15, 25, 75
69 = 1, 3, 23, 69
So, HCF of 75 and 69 = 3
Therefore, the maximum possible weight is 3 kg.