Ben bought bottles of papaya juice, tomato juice and durian 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
- papaya
- tomato
- durian
(a)
LCM of 240, 280 and 420 = 1680
Number of bottles for papaya juice
= 1680 ÷ 240
= 7
(b)
Number of bottles for tomato juice
= 1680 ÷ 280
= 6
(c)
Number of bottles for durian juice
= 1680 ÷ 420
= 4
Answer(s): (a) 7; (b) 6; (c) 4