Question

You want to make bouquets of balloons. You choose 15 and 12 balloons. Every bouquet will have the same number of each color. What is the greatest possible number of bouquets you can make using all the​ balloons? Estimate how much you will earn if you sell each bouquet for ​$3.99.

Answer 1

3 ; $11.97

Explanation:

Given that:

Balloon options : 15 and 12

Every bouquet has same number of each color :

Greatest possible number of bouquet possible using all the balloons :

Greatest common factor of both 15 and 12:

15 : 1, 3, 5, 15

12 : 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12

Hence the greatest common factor of both 15 and 12 is 3

Hence,

Greatest possible number of bouquet possible using all the balloons = 3

If each bouquet is sold for $3.99 :

Earning will be :

Number of bouquet * price per bouquet

3 × $3.99

= $11.97