Question

2. Jason wants to plant 54 carrot seeds and 27 onion bulbs. He would like to plant them so that there are the same number of plants in each row, and each row only has one type of plant. a. What is the greatest number of plants he can have in each row? SHOW YOUR WORK b. How many rows of carrots will he have? Onions? SHOW YOUR WORK

Answer 1

The greatest number of plants he can have in a row is 27 and 2 rows of 27. 27 carrot seeds and 27 onion bulbs. Since he uses 27 of each he is left with 0 onion bulbs and 27 carrot seeds.