Miss Xylium has 95 caramel apples and 25 lollipops.
- What is the maximum number of packets she can pack these items equally into without any left over?
- How many caramel apples and lollipops are there in each packet altogether?
(a)
Factors of 95: 1, 5, 19, 95
Factors of 25: 1, 5, 25
Maximum number of packets
= Highest common factor of 95 and 25
= 5
(b)
Number of caramel apples in each packet
= 95 ÷ 5
= 19
Number of lollipops in each packet
= 25 ÷ 5
= 5
Total number of caramel apples and lollipops in each packet
= 19 + 5
= 24
Answer(s): (a) 5; (b) 24