Question

Before making invitations, Katrina counted the supplies she bought for her party. She counted 36 water balloons and 81 beads to make bracelets. She then needed to decide how many invitations to make.
What is the largest number of friends she can invite so each person gets the same amount of water balloons and each friend gets the same number of beads?

a.6
b.7
c.9
d.10

please explain thank you.​

Answer 1

Answer: C

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

C. 9

If 9 friends come then they all get 4 water balloons and 9 beads (36/9=4, 81/9=9)

The answer can't be D. 10 as 36/10 and 81/10 do not equal whole numbers and her friends can't have a fractional number of water balloons or beads