Question

Miss Smith bought 60 notebooks and 72 pencils to make identical packages with some notebooks and some pencils for her students. She used everything she bought, and every student got a package. What is the largest number of packages she can make? How many notebooks and pencils would be in each package?

Answer 1

Answer: 12 packages with 5 notebooks and 6 pencils in each package.

Step-by-step explanation:

The greatest common factor of 60 and 72 is 12.  Thus divide both numbers(60 and 72) by 12 to get 5 and 6.  Thus, Miss Smith made 12 packages with 5 notebooks and 6 pencils in each package.