Subject: General Aptitude · Chapter: H.C.F. and L.C.M. of Numbers · Exam: 2004 · Marks: · Difficulty:
A milkman has 3 jars containing 57 litres, 129 litres and 177 litres of pure milk respectively. A measuring can, after a different number of exact measurements of milk in each jar, leaves the same amount of milkunmeasured in each jar. What is the volume of the largest such can?
(a)12 litres
(b)16 litres
(c)24 litres
(d)None of these
Answer
Answer (as printed): C
Explanation
Required volume = [H.C.F. of (129 - 57), (177 - 129) and (177-57)] litres $$\text { = (H.C.F. of 72, } 48 \text { and 120) litres = } 24 \text { litres. }$$
Explanation as extracted from the printed page; notation may be imperfect.