Question

Emir is creating sewing kits for local high school students who are heading off to college. He has 16 needles and 12 spools of thread, which he wants to divide evenly, with no materials left over. What is the greatest number of sewing kits Emir can make?

Answer 1

Answer: 4

Explanation:

Given that :

Number of needles = 16

Numbe of spools of thread = 12

The greatest Number of sewing kits that can be made is found by obtaining the Greatest Common factor of both number of threads and number of spool of thread;

Factor of :

16 : 1, 2, 4, 8, 16

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

Hence, the greatest common factor = 4