Question

You are making identical gift bags using 12 packs of crayons and 28 bottles of bubbles. what is the greatest number of gift bags you can make with no items left over

Answer 1

I think the answer is 4

Answer 2

The greatest number of gift bags you can make with no items left over can be found by finding the Greatest Common Factor of 12 packs of crayons and 28 bottles of bubbles.

The greatest common factor, or GCF, is the greatest factor that divides two numbers. We need to list the factors of 12 and 28, and identify the Greatest Common Factor.

$Factors \; of \; 12 \; =\; 1, \; 2, \; 3, \; 4, \; 6, \; 12\\\\Factors \; of\; 28\; =\; 1, \; 2,\; 4,\; 7,\; 14,\; 28\\\\Greatest\; Common\; Factor\; is\; 4!$

Conclusion:

The greatest number of gift bags you can make with no items left over is four!

Each gift bag will have ten items three packs of crayon and seven bottles of bubbles!