alleryStart learning →48 mangoes and 72 apples go into identical baskets, none left over. What is the most baskets?
A12
B24
C36
D6
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. 24
The number of baskets must divide both 48 and 72, and the greatest such number is their HCF, 24.
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