Question

Michael baked 60 oatmeal cookies and 45 chocolate chip cookies to package in plastic containers for her friends at school. She wants to divide the cookies into identical containers so that each container has the same number of each kind of cookie. If she wants each container to have the greatestnumber of cookies possible, how many plastic containers does she need?
(I really need help)

Answer 1

Answer:

3

Step-by-step explanation:

Michael must find the smallest number possible that can divide 60 and 45 then take the two quotients after dividing the 2 types of cookies by the smallest number possible.

2 is not possible as 45 is an odd number

3 can divide both 60 and 45

60/3 = 20 oatmeal cookies in each container.

45/3 = 15 chocolate chip cookies in each container.