Question

Destiny just received two separate gifts from her great-great-grandmother.

The first gift is a box of 18 chocolate candy bars, and the second gift is a pack of 12 cookies.
Destiny wants to use all of the chocolate candy bars and cookies to make identical snack bags for her cousins.
What is the greatest number of snack bags that Destiny can make?

Answer 1

6 is the greatest number of snack bags that Destiny can make.

Explanation:

Given : The first gift is a box of 18 chocolate candy bars, and the second gift is a pack of 12 cookies.

To Find: What is the greatest number of snack bags that Destiny can make?

Solution :

To Calculate the greatest number of snack bags that Destiny can make ,we need to find the H.C.F of 18 and 12

H.C.F (Highest common factor) : The highest number that can be divided exactly into each of two or more numbers.

Thus the H.C.F of 18 and 12 is 6

So, destiny can make 6 number of snack bags

Hence 6 is the greatest number of snack bags that Destiny can make.

Answer 2

Answer: There are 6 snack bags that Destiny can make.

Explanation:

Since we have given that

Number of chocolate candy bars in the first gift =18

Number of cookies in the second gift = 12

Since Destiny wants to use all of the chocolate candy bars and cookies to make identical snack bags for her cousins,

So, Destiny can make greatest number of snack bags is given by

`H.C.F.\text{ of }18 \text{ and } 12=6`

So, there are 6 snack bags that Destiny can make.