Question

9. Janice was creating goodie bags for her party. She has 24 lollipops and 36

pieces of gum. After she bagged the candy, there was the same amount of
contents in each bag. What is the greatest number of bags she can create
with no pieces of candy left over?

Answer 1

12 bags

Explanation:

You would need to find the GCF of both numbers: 12

24*12 = 2

38*12 = 4

12 bags with 2 lollipops and 4 pieces of gum in each

Answer 2

6

Explanation:

24/6 = 4

36/6 = 6

6 bags, 4 lollipops and 6 pieces of gum in each bag.