Miss Risa has 75 caramel apples and 95 candy canes.
- What is the maximum number of bags she can pack these items equally into without any left over?
- How many caramel apples and candy canes are there in each bag altogether?
(a)
Factors of 75: 1, 3, 5, 15, 25, 75
Factors of 95: 1, 5, 19, 95
Maximum number of bags
= Highest common factor of 75 and 95
= 5
(b)
Number of caramel apples in each bag
= 75 ÷ 5
= 15
Number of candy canes in each bag
= 95 ÷ 5
= 19
Total number of caramel apples and candy canes in each bag
= 15 + 19
= 34
Answer(s): (a) 5; (b) 34