Question
you are creating identical goodie bags for your birthday party using 18 soccer balls and 30 footballs. What is the greatest number of bags you can fill using all the candy?
Answers
Steve
GCD(18,30) = 6
So, using
18/6 = 3 soccer balls
and 30/6 = 5 footballs
for each bag, you can make 6 bags
So, using
18/6 = 3 soccer balls
and 30/6 = 5 footballs
for each bag, you can make 6 bags