Mrs. Gabriel has 6 candy canes, 18 sweets and 30 scones to be placed into the goodie bags.
- What is the maximum number of goodie bags Mrs Gabriel needs to pack these items equally into without any left over?
- How many items will there be in each bag?
(a)
Maximum number of goodie bags
= Highest common factor of 6, 18 and 30
= 6
(b)
Number of candy canes in each bag
= 6 ÷ 6
= 1
Number of sweets in each bag
= 18 ÷ 6
= 3
Number of scones in each bag
= 30 ÷ 6
= 5
Number of items in each bag
= 1 + 3 + 5
= 9
Answer(s):(a) 6; (b) 9