Howard bought bottles of kiwi juice, papaya juice and avocado juice of 250 mℓ, 300 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
- kiwi
- papaya
- avocado
(a)
LCM of 250, 300 and 500 = 1500
Number of bottles for kiwi juice
= 1500 ÷ 250
= 6
(b)
Number of bottles for papaya juice
= 1500 ÷ 300
= 5
(c)
Number of bottles for avocado juice
= 1500 ÷ 500
= 3
Answer(s): (a) 6; (b) 5; (c) 3