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I don't get my question for my homework. Here is the questions, "You have 46 gold coins, 115 diamonds, and 184 rubies. You need to put them in treasure chests, and each chest must contain the same number of each individual item. What is the greatest number of treasure chests you can fill? How many gold coins in each chest? How many diamonds in each chest? How many rubies in each chest? " This is the type of question. There is also one more problem I'm stuck on. "You and some friends took a metal detector to the beach every day for a week to search for coins. You managed to find 246 nickels, 312 dimes, and 204 quarters. When you divided them up, you realized that each person got the same exact amount of each coin with no coins remaining. How many are in your group? How many nickels did each person receive? How many dimes did each person receive? How many quarters did each person receive?" Please help me out! Thanks

Answer 1

Question 1

The greatest number of treasure chest you can fill = 23

Explanation:

Gold coins = 46

Diamonds = 115

Rubies = 184

To determine the greatest number of treasure chests you can fill, find the highest common factors of 46, 115 and 184

46 = 1, 2, 23, 46.

125 = 1, 5, 23, 115

184 = 1,2,4,8,23,46,92,184

The highest common factors of 46, 115 and 184 is 23

The greatest number of treasure chest you can fill = 23

Number of gold coins in each chest = 46/23

= 2

Number of diamonds in each chest = 115 / 23

= 5

Number of rubies in each chest = 184 /23

= 8

Question 2

Nickels = 246

Dimes = 312

Quarters = 204

Find the highest common factor of 246, 312, 204

246 = 1, 2, 3, 6, 41, 82, 123, 246

312 = 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 13, 24, 26, 39, 52, 78, 104, 156, 312.

204 = 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12, 17, 34, 51, 68, 102, 204

The highest common factor of 246, 312, 204 is 6

How many are in your group?

6 members

There are 6 members in your group that each person got the same exact amount of each coin with no coins remaining.

Number of nickels each person receive = 246 / 6

= 41

Number of dimes each person receive = 312 / 6

= 52

Number of quarters each person receive = 204 / 6

= 34