Question

Lee has 14 strawberry scones and 35 raspberry scones he wants to make as many identical bags of scones it’s possible each bag should have an equal number of strawberry scones an equal number of raspberry scones. What is the greatest number of bags we can fill explain how you know.

Answer 1

7 is the greatest number of bags Lee can fill.

Explanation:

Given: Lee has 14 strawberry scones and 35 raspberry scones.

Now, when we are finding the maximum number of bags Lee can fill with equal number of strawberry scones and raspberry scones, we will be using Greatest Common Factor (GCF) for knowing the number of bags.

In total, 7 is the greatest number of bags that Lee can fill with equal number of strawberry and raspberry scones.