Mrs. Tim has 15 candy canes, 20 lollipops and 45 cupcakes to be placed into the goodie boxes.
- What is the maximum number of goodie boxes Mrs Tim needs to pack these items equally into without any left over?
- How many items will there be in each box?
(a)
Maximum number of goodie boxes
= Highest common factor of 15, 20 and 45
= 5
(b)
Number of candy canes in each box
= 15 ÷ 5
= 3
Number of lollipops in each box
= 20 ÷ 5
= 4
Number of cupcakes in each box
= 45 ÷ 5
= 9
Number of items in each box
= 3 + 4 + 9
= 16
Answer(s):(a) 5; (b) 16