Question

Lisa and Greg each bought packages of paper

plates. Each package had the same number of
plates. Lisa bought a total of 32 plates and Greg
bought a total of 56 plates. How many packages
of plates did Greg and Lisa each buy?

Answer 1

• 7 and 4 packages

Explanation:

Let the packages contain maximum amount of plates.

Find the GCF of both numbers:

• GCF(32, 56) = (2*2*2) = 8

Lisa bought:

• 32/8 = 4 packages

Greg bought:

• 56/8 = 7 packages