Ill cows, 185 sheep and 296 goats are to be taken across a river. There is only one boat and the boatsman says; he will take the same number and same kind of animals in each trip. Find the largest number of animals in each trip and the number of trips he will have to make.
MathematicsClass 6CBSEAnswered 22 May 2026
Answer
To arrange the books in the required way,
we have to find the greatest number that divides 336, 192 and 144 exactly.
So, HCF of 336, 192 and 144 is
Common factors are 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 = 48
∴ HCF = 48, i.e., each stack contains 48 books.
∴ Number of stacks of English books = 336 + 48 = 7
Number of stacks of Hindi books = 192 4 - 48 = 4
Number of stacks of Urdu books = 144 4 - 48 = 3
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