Question

Carlos is making party favors. Every bag has exactly the same treats in it. Carlos has 96 granola bars and 64 popcorn balls. What is the greatest number of party favors Carlos can make?

Answer 1

32

Explanation:

Given that:

Number of granola bars = 96

Number of popcorn balls = 64

Greatest number of party favors that can be made from granola bars and popcorn balls ;

Obtain the greatest common factor of both 96 and 64

Factors of :

96 : 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 96

64 : 2, 4, 8, 16,32

greatest common factor is 32,

Hence, greatest number of party favors that can be made is 32