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Question

As a humanitarian effort, food ration is distributed to each
refugee in a refugee camp If a day’s ration is 284 packets of
biscuits, 426 packets of instant noodles and 710 bottles of water,
how many refugees are there in the camp?[

Brijendra Pal · Accepted Answer

Dear Student, The number of refugees will be the HCF of 284, 426 and 710
 So 284 = 142×2426 = 142×3710 = 142×5So, HCF is 142and hence there are 142 refugees
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. As a humanitarian effort, food ration is distributed to each refugee in a refugee camp. If a day’s ration is 284 packets of biscuits, 426 packets of instant noodles and 710 bottles of water, how many refugees are there in the camp?[