Question

Find the answer to each word problem.

29. Diane bought 48 bottles of water. Ewan
bought 60 bottles. The water came in
packs of the same number of bottles.
What is the greatest number of bottles
that could be in a pack?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

This is a way of asking you what the highest common factor is. So factor into primes and find the highest that is between them.

48: 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 3

60: 2 * 2 * 3 * 5

The answer is Bolded and underlined.

HCF: 2 * 2 * 3

HCF: 12

The greatest number that could be in a pack is 12