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For there are 48 apples and 60 bananas and 96 oranges each basket must contain the same number of each type of fruit. Find the greatest number of baskets you can have
Answer:
The greatest number of baskets you can have is 12 baskets.
And each baskets would contain:
4 apples, 5 bananas and 8 oranges
Step-by-step explanation:
The factors of 48 are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 48
The factors of 60 are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 12, 15, 20, 30, 60
The factors of 96 are: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 16, 24, 32, 48, 96
Then the greatest common factor is 12.
Therefore, the greatest number of baskets you can have is 12 baskets.
Each baskets would have
For apples
48 apples
48 apples / 12 baskets = 4 apples per basket
For bananas
60 bananas
60 bananas/12 baskets = 5 bananas per basket
For Oranges
96 Oranges/ 12 baskets = 8 oranges per baskets