The grade four pupils donated 125 cup noodles and 140 packs of canned goods for the Alay Kapwa project of their school. They want to pack these in plastic bags with the same number of cup noodles and canned goods in each bag. What is the greatest number of canned goods and cup noodles that can be placed in the plastic bags? How many bags do they need?

asked by Donn Marc Dayola

3 years ago

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2 answers

GCD(125,140) = 5
so, 25 bags with 5 noodles and 5 cans
and 15 cans left over

answered by oobleck

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i thought it was GCF

answered by Lance

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Question

The grade four pupils donated 125 cup noodles and 140 packs of canned goods for the Alay Kapwa project of their school. They want to pack these in plastic bags with the same number of cup noodles and canned goods in each bag. What is the greatest number of canned goods and cup noodles that can be placed in the plastic bags? How many bags do they need?

2 answers

GCD(125,140) = 5
so, 25 bags with 5 noodles and 5 cans
and 15 cans left over

i thought it was GCF

oobleck · Accepted Answer

GCD(125,140) = 5 so, 25 bags with 5 noodles and 5 cans and 15 cans left over

Lance · Answer

i thought it was GCF