Miss Risa has 39 mochi balls and 39 mini cupcakes.
- What is the maximum number of bags she can pack these items equally into without any left over?
- How many mochi balls and mini cupcakes are there in each bag altogether?
(a)
Factors of 39: 1, 3, 13, 39
Factors of 39: 1, 3, 13, 39
Maximum number of bags
= Highest common factor of 39 and 39
= 39
(b)
Number of mochi balls in each bag
= 39 ÷ 39
= 1
Number of mini cupcakes in each bag
= 39 ÷ 39
= 1
Total number of mochi balls and mini cupcakes in each bag
= 1 + 1
= 2
Answer(s): (a) 39; (b) 2