Question

Sandy has 16 roses, 4 daisies, and 20 tulips. She wants to arrange all the flowers in bouquets. Each bouquet has the same number of flowers and the same type of flower. What is the greatest number of flowers that could be in a bouquet?

Answer 1

4 flowers

Explanation:

Sandy has 16 roses, 4 daisies, and 20 tulips.

We find the factors of 4, 16 and 20

The factors of 4 are: 1, 2, 4

The factors of 16 are: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16

The factors of 20 are: 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20

Then the greatest common factor is 4.

Therefore, the greatest number of flowers that could be in a bouquet is 4 flowers