Question

You are filling pinatas for your friend's birthday party. You have 20 lollipops, 25 pieces of chocolate, and 50 pieces of gum . You want identical groups of gifts in each pinata with no gifts left over. What is the greatest number of pinatas you can fill?

Answer 1

The greatest number of pinatas you can fill is 5

Explanation:

This question is a solved using the Greatest Common Factor .

We find the factors of 20, 25 and 50

The factors of 20 are: 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20

The factors of 25 are: 1, 5, 25

The factors of 50 are: 1, 2, 5, 10, 25, 50

From the above factors, the greatest common factor of 20, 25 and 50 is 5.

The greatest number of pinatas you can fill is 5