Question

You use 30 sandwiches and 42 granola bars to make identical picnic baskets. You make the greatest number of picnic baskets with no food left over. How many sandwiches and how many granola bars are in each basket?

Answer 1

5 sandwiches and 7 granola in each basket

Explanation:

Given

Represent Sandwiches with S and Granola with G

`S = 30`

`G = 42`

Required

Determine number of S and G in one basket

To do this, we simply need to determine the ratio of S to G

`S:G = 30:42`

Simplify to lowest integer by dividing by 6

`S:G = 30/6:42/6`

`S:G = 5:7`

This implies that there are 5 sandwiches and 7 granola in each basket