Mrs. Simon has 10 mochi balls, 30 sweets and 40 shortbreads to be placed into the goodie boxes.
- What is the maximum number of goodie boxes Mrs Simon 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 10, 30 and 40
= 10
(b)
Number of mochi balls in each box
= 10 ÷ 10
= 1
Number of sweets in each box
= 30 ÷ 10
= 3
Number of shortbreads in each box
= 40 ÷ 10
= 4
Number of items in each box
= 1 + 3 + 4
= 8
Answer(s):(a) 10; (b) 8