Question

A party host is making identical party bags for guests using 44 bottles of bubbles, 89 stickers, and 55 pencils. What is the greatest number of identical party bags the host can make with the least amount of items leftover? Describe the contents of each bag.

Answer 1

Answer: 11 party bags with 1 sticker leftover

Each bag contains 4 bubbles, 8 stickers, and 5 pencils.

Step-by-step explanation:

Find the GCF of 44 (bubbles), 89 (stickers), and 55 (pencils)

44: 2 x 2 x 11

89: prime so choose 88 with 1 leftover

88: 2 x 2 x 2 x 11

55: 5 x 11

GCF = 11

Disregard the GCF to see how many of that item should go in each bag.

Bubbles: 2 x 2

Stickers: 2 x 2 x 2

Pencils: 5