To find out how many groups Sven can make with an equal number of notebooks and binders in each group, we first need to determine the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the amount of notebooks (52) and binders (42).
- Finding the GCD:
- The factors of 52: 1, 2, 4, 13, 26, 52
- The factors of 42: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 14, 21, 42
- The common factors are: 1, 2
- The greatest common factor is: 2
This means Sven can create 2 groups.
- Distributing the items:
- For notebooks: \( \frac{52}{2} = 26 \)
- For binders: \( \frac{42}{2} = 21 \)
Thus, Sven puts 26 notebooks and 21 binders into each group.
- Using the Distributive Property: To represent the situation using the Distributive Property of Multiplication over Addition, we can express the total items in each group as follows:
\[ 2(26 + 21) \]
This means that in each of the 2 groups, there are 26 notebooks and 21 binders.
Therefore, the correct response is:
Sven made 2 groups. He put 26 notebooks and 21 binders into each group. Using the Distributive Property, the answer can be shown as 2(26+21).