Question

Monique has 15 oranges, 9 peaches, and 18 pears. She wants to put all of the fruit into decorative baskets. Each basket must have the same number of pieces of fruit in it. Without mixing fruits, what is the greatest number of pieces of fruit that Monique can put in each basket?

Answer 1

First of all you should find the GCF of each number the GCF is 3.
So 15÷3=5 9÷3=3 and 18÷3=6
So you can place 5 oranges, 3 peaches, and 6 pears.
Which will use up 3 baskets.

Answer 2

There should be 3 pieces per basket.

Explanation:

Consider the provided information.

Monique has 15 oranges, 9 peaches, and 18 pears

In order to find the greatest number of pieces of fruits that Monique can put find the greatest common factor of 15, 9, and 18

15 = 3×5

9 = 3×3

18 = 2×3×3

The Greatest common factor is 3.

Thus, there should be 3 pieces per basket.