Question

Suppose Jane's mother replaces the six bags of trail mix. She also provides the group with 18 cans of juice. Each snack pack has the same number of apples, bags of trail mix, and cans of juice. What is the greatest number of snack packs Jane can make? Explain.

Answer 1

Answer:

six[6] snack packs.

Step-by-step explanation:

Without mixing words, let's dive straight into the solution to the question above. So. the mathematics principle behind this question is what is known or refer to as Greatest Common Factor. The term ''Greatest Common Factor'' with acronym GCF means the highest factor in the set of numbers given.

In this question, we are given that there are 18 cans of juice, 24 apples and 36 small bags of mix trails in order to make snack packs. Thus, we have three set of values or numbers that is 18, 24 and 36. Hence, the question/problem require us to determine the greatest number of snack packs Jane can make that is to find/determine the  Greatest Common Factor.

STEP ONE: DETERMINE OR LIST OUT THE FACTORS FOR THE THREE SET OF VALUES GIVEN, THAT IS 18, 24 AND 36.

The  factors of 18 = 1, 2, 3, 6, 9 and 18.

The factors of 24 = 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, and 24.

The factors of 36 = 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18,  and 36.

STEP TWO: DETERMINE THE GREATEST FACTOR COMMON TO THE THREE LISTS.

For the three lists, the greatest factor common to them is 6.

Therefore, The greatest number of snack packs Jane can make is six[6] snack packs