Question

A fruit stand owner has 90 apples and 72 oranges. He wants to make the greatest number possible of identical bags with a

combination of apples and oranges without any fruit leftover. How many apples are in each bag?
A)
4
E)
18

Answer 1

18 bags

with 90/18 = 5 apples

and 72/18 = 4 oranges

in each bag

Explanation:

Answer 2

5

Explanation:

The greatest common Divisor of 90 and 72 is 18

Then

the number of apples in each bag = 90÷18 = 5

the number of oranges in each bag = 72÷18=4