This question requires us to distribute 132 pencils and 216 stickers equally ;
In order to do this : we need to fing the GCF (greatest common factor ) of 132 and 216 .
1. find the prime factorisation of 132
132 = 2x2x3x11
2. Find the prime factorisation of 216
216 = 2x2x2x3x3x3
3. To find GCF , multiply all the prime factors common to both numbers:
GCF = 2x2x3 =12
216 divide by 12 = 18
132 divide by 12 =11
finally;
• The greatest number of packages is 12, meaning suzanne will make 12 packages .
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• The items in each bag will be 18 stickers and and 11 pencils.