Question

Annie wants to make several plates of apples and apricots, so that each plate has the same number of apples and the same number of apricots. At most, how many plates can she make, if she is going to use 8 apples and 20 apricots.

At most, 8 apples and apricots can be arranged at ___ plates, so that each plate contains ___ and ___ apricots.

Please help! I need help filling in the blanks.

Answer 1

6 , 9 , 69 to the decimal reception apricot

Answer 2

At most, 8 apples and apricots can be arranged at 4 plates, so that each plate contains 2 apples and 5 apricots.

Explanation:

they are asking for the GREATEST amount of plates, but there are less apples than apricots so we must find the GCF, which is 4. then you divide the amount of apples by 4 as well as the amount of apricots by 4.

hope this helped :D