Question

Maree is setting out snacks for friends she is having over. She has 18 crackers and 9 slices of cheese. If she wants each plate to be identical, what is the greatest number of plates she can prepare? *

1 point
A. 18 plates
B. 14 plates
C. 9 plates
D. 72 plates

Answer 1

The answer is 9 plates (C)

Answer 2

Answer: C. 9

Step-by-step explanation: If she put 1 cracker and 1 slice of cheese on each plate so it could be identical, she would get the greatest amount of plates she could prepare. This is why the answer is 9.