Answer: 1008
Step-by-step explanation:
Given
5 small containers of capacity 16,72,12,24, and 56 litres is required to fill a big container.
The volume of big container is the LCM of the 5 given containers
[tex]LCM(16,72,12,24,56)=1008[/tex]
Therefore, the capacity of the bigger container is 1008 litres.