Question

Stanley is making trail mix out of 10 bags of nuts and 20 bags of dried fruits. He want each new portion of trail mix to be identical, containing the same combination of dried fruits with no bags left over. What is the greatest number of portions of trail mix Stanley can make?​

Answer 1

To solve this problem, we can use the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of 10 and 20.

The GCF is the largest number that divides evenly into both 10 and 20. To find the GCF, we can use a factor tree.

We start with 10 and 20 as our starting numbers.

10 = 2 * 5

20 = 2 * 2 * 5

We can see that both 10 and 20 have a factor of 2 and a factor of 5. The Greatest Common Factor between 10 and 20 is 2 * 5, or 10.

Therefore, the greatest number of portions of trail mix Stanley can make is 10.