Question

Ms. P brought 54 chocolates to class and Mr. O brought 72 candies. They want to package them in gift

bags to hand out to students that will give them equal amounts of Chocolates and Candies. What is the Greatest Number of Bags
they can put together! Please hurry

Answer 1

18 bags

Explanation:

If you put 3 chocolates in 18 bags you get 54 chocolates in total. Because 3 cannot be split down any lower it will provide the maximum number of bags able to be created.

There will be 3 chocolates and 4 candies in each bag. Making it evenly split to its greatest possibility.

Answer 2

18

Explanation:

54/18= 9

72/18 =12

both numbers are devisable by 3, 6, 9 or 18

the greatest number there to use is 18