Question

A tank is capable of holding 36,18 and 72 litres of milk . Determine which is the greatest vessel which can be uses to fill each one of them on exact number of times

Answer 1

Greatest vessel to fill each in exact number of times is 6 litres

Explanation:

To solve this, we will find the greatest common factor of 36,18 and 72

Thus;

Their prime factors are;

18: 2, 3

36: 2, 2, 3, 3,

72: 2, 2, 2, 3, 3

The factors common to all of them are 2 & 3.

Thus;

GCF = 2 × 3 = 6