Asked by Alexis

Lee has 22 blackberry scones and 55 strawberry scones. He wants to make as many identical bags of scones as possible. Each bag should have an equal number of blackberry scones and an equal number of strawberry scones. What is the greatest number of bags Lee can​ fill? Explain how you know.
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The greatest number of bags Lee can fill is
  
enter your response here bags because the GCF of 22 and 55 is
  
enter your response here. Each bag can have
  
enter your response here blackberry and
  
enter your response here strawberry scones.
​(Type whole​ numbers.)

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
The greatest number of bags Lee can fill is 11 bags because the GCF of 22 and 55 is 11. Each bag can have 2 blackberry and 5 strawberry scones (22 ÷ 11 = 2, 55 ÷ 11 = 5).