Question

Luis buys 16 bell flowers and 20 roses. He wants to plant an equal number of bellflowers and an equal number of roses in each of his flower boxes. What is the greatest number of flower boxes Luis can plant using all the bellflowers and roses? Show your work.

Answer 1

8 because you it is the greatest common factor of 16 and 20

Answer 2

Answer: 8

Step-by-step explanation:

Factorise 16 : 4 x 4 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2

Factorise 20 : 5 x 4 x 2 x 2

The GCF is the greatest common factor.

Since the GCF of the numbers 16 and 20 is 4 x 2 = 8.

So, the greatest number of flower boxes Luis can plant using all the bellflowers and roses are 8.

I really hope this is correct, sorry if it's incorrect!