Question

The neighborhood library is organizing a summer book giveaway for the neighborhood children. A local business donated 90 picture books and 72 chapter books. The staff at the library wanted to organize book bags for the books and make sure each child would receive the same number of books with no books left over.
(a) What is the greatest number of children who can receive a bag of books? Show your work.

(b) How many pictures books and chapter books will each child receive? Show your work.

(c) The local business decided to double the number of picture books so that more children could receive bags. One of the librarians said, “Since the number of picture books has doubled, the children will each receive twice as many picture books in their bags now.” Is this statement correct? Explain your answer
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Answer 1

They should get 2 each cause 2 goes into 90 and 72 so 2 is your answer