Question

At Kentucky Fried Chicken, the kitchen staff baked 96 chicken legs and 144 thighs. The

staff had to prepare platters for an office lunch. If each platter will have the same
number of legs and thighs, what is the greatest number of platters they can make?

Answer 1

To find the greatest number of platters they can make, divide the total number of legs and thighs by the number on each platter and take the highest whole number.

Step-by-step explanation:

To find the greatest number of platters they can make, we need to determine the common number of legs and thighs.

Since each platter will have the same number of legs and thighs, we can divide the total number of legs and thighs by the number of each on each platter and take the highest whole number.

Let's calculate:

Number of legs on each platter=96/legs per platter

Number of thighs on each platter=144/thighs per platter

The greatest number of platters they can make is the minimum of the two calculated values.

Answer 2

GCF (greatest common factor) of 96,144,and 244 is 16

Step-by-step explanation:

96/16 = 6 (chicken legs)

144/16 =9 (thighs)

224/16 =14 (wings)

so t can make 16 platters, each containing 6 chicken legs, 9 thighs,and 14 wings