Question

Jason has 34 strawberry scones and 85 raspberry scones.He wanted to make as many identical bags of scones as possible.Each bag should have an equal number of strawberry scones and an equal number of raspberry scones.What is the greatest number of bags Jason can fill?

Answer 1

Answer: 17

Step-by-step explanation:

We are told Jason has 34 strawberry scones and 85 raspberry scones and that he wanted to make as many identical bags of scones as possible and that each bag should have an equal number of strawberry scones and an equal number of raspberry scones.

To calculate greatest number of bags Jason can fill, we find the factor of 34 and 85 and choose the highest that's common to both.

Factor of 34 = 1, 2 , 17, and 34

Factor of 85 = 1, 5, 17, and 85.

Highest common factor = 17

The answer is 17