Question

Lana owns an office supply shop. At the beginning of each school year, she chooses two or three products to donate to the local middle school.

The table shows the school supplies that Lana has in her shop and how many of each kind she has in stock. Lana is considering different options of supplies to donate. For each option, determine the greatest number of identical boxes she could pack and the number of each supply item she could put in the boxes.

school supplies stock:
pencils-78
markers-110
notebooks-195
erasers-143
folders-330

A option 1: pencils and erasers: ____boxes with ____ pencils and ____ erasers

B option 2: notebooks and folders: ____ boxes with ____notebooks and ____ folders in each box.

C option 3: erasers, markers, and folders: ____ boxes with ____ erasers ____ markers and ____ folders in each box.

Answer 1

Answer: Step-by-step explanation: Lana needs to order supplies for the upcoming month. Her supplier sells pencils in boxes of 12, markers in boxes of 10, notebooks in boxes of 4, erasers in boxes of 6, and folders in boxes of 15. What is the least number of boxes of each supply item that Lana could order to have the same number of each item delivered? How many of each item will she get? E 3-2