Fred bought bottles of pomegranate juice, apple juice and honeydew juice of 200 mℓ, 280 mℓ and 350 mℓ respectively. He wanted to have equal amount of each type of juice. What is the least number of bottles he must buy for
- pomegranate
- apple
- honeydew
(a)
LCM of 200, 280 and 350 = 1400
Number of bottles for pomegranate juice
= 1400 ÷ 200
= 7
(b)
Number of bottles for apple juice
= 1400 ÷ 280
= 5
(c)
Number of bottles for honeydew juice
= 1400 ÷ 350
= 4
Answer(s): (a) 7; (b) 5; (c) 4