Mrs. Andy has 28 chocolate bars, 56 mini cupcakes and 63 croissants to be placed into the goodie packets.
- What is the maximum number of goodie packets Mrs Andy needs to pack these items equally into without any left over?
- How many items will there be in each packet?
(a)
Maximum number of goodie packets
= Highest common factor of 28, 56 and 63
= 7
(b)
Number of chocolate bars in each packet
= 28 ÷ 7
= 4
Number of mini cupcakes in each packet
= 56 ÷ 7
= 8
Number of croissants in each packet
= 63 ÷ 7
= 9
Number of items in each packet
= 4 + 8 + 9
= 21
Answer(s):(a) 7; (b) 21