Mrs. Elijah has 18 chocolate bars, 36 caramel apples and 48 biscuits to be placed into the goodie bags.
- What is the maximum number of goodie bags Mrs Elijah 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 18, 36 and 48
= 6
(b)
Number of chocolate bars in each bag
= 18 ÷ 6
= 3
Number of caramel apples in each bag
= 36 ÷ 6
= 6
Number of biscuits in each bag
= 48 ÷ 6
= 8
Number of items in each bag
= 3 + 6 + 8
= 17
Answer(s):(a) 6; (b) 17