Question

Tristan has 45 apples and 20 pears tgat he is putting into gift baskets.Each basket will have the same number of apples and pears.What is the greatest number of baskets Tristan can make with no fruit left over? Explain

Answer 1

Answer:  5

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : Tristan has 45 apples and 20 pears that he is putting into gift baskets.

Each basket will have the same number of apples and pears.

To find the greatest number of baskets Tristan can make with no fruit left over, we find the greatest common factor if 45 and 20.

For that first we write the prime factorization of 45 and 20 :-

$45=3\times3\times5\\\\20=2\times2\times5$

Greatest common factor of 45 and 20 (GCF) = 5

Hence , the greatest number of baskets Tristan can make with no fruit left over =5

Answer 2

Tristan can make 5 fruit baskets with no fruit left over. 9 x 5 = 45 and 4 x 5 = 20 
9 apples and 4 pears will go in each fruit basket.