Question

kamal has 6 cans of regular soda and 15 cans of diet soda. He wants to create some identical refreshment tables during the American football game. He also does not want to have any sodas left over. what is the greatest number of refreshment tables that Kamal can stock

Answer 1

Answer: 3

Explanation:

This problem is looking for the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 6 and 15.

Draw a factor tree for each number and see what they have in common.

Reg Diet

6 15

∧ ∧

2 3 3 5

The GCF of 6 and 15 = 3

Each table will contain 2 cans of regular soda and 5 cans of diet soda.