Question

A bookstore owner has 48 science fiction books and 30 mysteries he wants to sell quickly. He will make discount packages with one type of book in each. He wants the most books possible in each package, but all packages must contain the same number of books. How many packages can he make? How many packages of each type of book does he have?

Answer 1

the science fiction books and five mystery books in each package. This is because 6 is the highest common factor of both 48 and 30, and 6 x 8 = 48 and 6 x 5 = 30.

Answer 2

30 pakages

Explanation:

If 6 times 8 = 48

you would need to do =

6 times 5 to get ---30--- which is your final answer