Question

Chelsea and her friends are making small fruit baskets for their neighbors. They have 90 pears, 45 peaches, and 75 apples. What is the greatest number of baskets they can make if each basket has the same number of pears, the same number of peaches, and same number of apples, with no fruit leftover?

Answer 1

15 baskets

Explanation:

This question is a GCF question

The first step would be to find the factors of 45, 75 and 90

The factors of 45 are: 1, 3, 5, 9, 15, 45

The factors of 75 are: 1, 3, 5, 15, 25, 75

The factors of 90 are: 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 9, 10, 15, 18, 30, 45, 90

The greatest common factor is 15.

Therefore, the greatest number of baskets they can make if each basket has the same number of pears, the same number of peaches, and same number of apples, with no fruit leftover is 15 baskets