Question

Louise is making bags of party favors. She has 16 stickers and 24 bracelets. She wants each bag to be alike, and she needs to use all of the stickers and bracelets. What is the greatest number of party bags she can make?

Answer 1

8 party bags.

Explanation:

We are dealing with greatest common factor.

16= 1,2,4,8

24=1,2,3,4,6,8,12

Now we see the greatest common factor is 8 bags. Since we know its 8 bags, we can make this conclusion. 16/8= 2 stickers each bag. 24/8=3 bracelets each bag. So, the greatest number of party bags she can make is: 8 bags.

More info: 2 stickers each. 3 bracelets each.

Hope this helps! :)

Answer 2

Find the multiples of each number:

16: 2, 4, 8, 16

24: 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12

Now for the greatest number of bags, use the greatest common factor.

The greatest common factor is 8

16 / 8 = 2

24 / 8 = 3

She can make 8 bags which contains 2 stickers and 3 bracelets in each bag.