Question

Two students are having a party. They want to make treat bags for their guests. They want each bag to be identical with nothing leftover. They have 24 Silly Bandz and 36 Lifesavers to put in the bags. What is the greatest number of treat bags they can make and how many of each item will be in each bag?

Answer 1

They can make 12 treat bags and 2 silly bands in each and 3 lifesavers in each.

12 is the greatest common factor that can be

Divided by both 24 and 36 with nothing left over

24/12=2

36/12=3