Question

Huixian needs to pack 172 pens,63 pencils and 27 erasers into identical gift bags so that each item is equally distributed among the gift bags. Find (i):- The largest number of gift bags that can be packed, (ii):- The number of each item in a gift bag

Answer 1

• 1 bag
• 172 pens, 63 pencils, 27 erasers

Explanation:

The numbers 27 and 63 have a greatest common factor of 9, but that is not a factor of 172. The greatest common factor of all three numbers is 1, so ...

(i) the largest number of gift bags that can be packed is 1

(ii) in each bag will be 172 pens, 63 pencils, and 27 erasers.