Caden bought bottles of avocado juice, mangosteen juice and lemon juice of 240 mℓ, 280 mℓ and 420 mℓ respectively. He wanted to have equal amount of each type of juice. What is the least number of bottles he must buy for
- avocado
- mangosteen
- lemon
(a)
LCM of 240, 280 and 420 = 1680
Number of bottles for avocado juice
= 1680 ÷ 240
= 7
(b)
Number of bottles for mangosteen juice
= 1680 ÷ 280
= 6
(c)
Number of bottles for lemon juice
= 1680 ÷ 420
= 4
Answer(s): (a) 7; (b) 6; (c) 4