Mrs. Mark has 14 mochi balls, 42 candy canes and 56 macarons to be placed into the goodie boxes.
- What is the maximum number of goodie boxes Mrs Mark 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 14, 42 and 56
= 14
(b)
Number of mochi balls in each box
= 14 ÷ 14
= 1
Number of candy canes in each box
= 42 ÷ 14
= 3
Number of macarons in each box
= 56 ÷ 14
= 4
Number of items in each box
= 1 + 3 + 4
= 8
Answer(s):(a) 14; (b) 8