Question

A warehouse has shelves that can hold 8, 12 or 16 each shelf has section holding the same number of skateboards. What is the greatest number of skate boards that can be put in a section

Answer 1

4 skate boards

Explanation:

We solve this question using Greatest Common Factor method

We find the factors of 8, 12 and 16

The factors of 8 are: 1, 2, 4, 8

The factors of 12 are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12

The factors of 16 are: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16

Then the greatest common factor is 4.

Thereeft, ,the greatest number of skate boards that can be put in a section is 4 skate boards