Peter bought bottles of tomato juice, avocado juice and pineapple juice of 200 mℓ, 250 mℓ and 500 mℓ respectively. He wanted to have equal amount of each type of juice. What is the least number of bottles he must buy for
- tomato
- avocado
- pineapple
(a)
LCM of 200, 250 and 500 = 1000
Number of bottles for tomato juice
= 1000 ÷ 200
= 5
(b)
Number of bottles for avocado juice
= 1000 ÷ 250
= 4
(c)
Number of bottles for pineapple juice
= 1000 ÷ 500
= 2
Answer(s): (a) 5; (b) 4; (c) 2