Question

Renu purchases two bags of fertilizer of weight $75kg$ and $69kg$. Find the maximum value of weight which can measure the weight of the fertilizer exact number of times.

Answer 1

given renu purchases $2$ bags of weight $75kg$ and $69kg$

the maximum weight which can measure he fertilizer exact number of times is the $H.C.F$ of $5$ and $69$

$75=5^2.3$

$69=23.3$

therefore the HCF is $3$

the maximum value of weight is $3$ kg