Question

144 cookies and 132 pastries packets have to be packed in several smaller identical boxes with same number of cookies and pastries packets in each box.how many packets of cookies and pastries will each box contain?

Answer 1

simply do the hcf of the given numbers the answer will be 12

Answer 2

QUESTION-

144 cookies and 132 pastries packets have to be packed in several smaller identical boxes with same number of cookies and pastries packets in each box.how many packets of cookies and pastries will each box contain?

$\huge{\mathcal{SOLUTION-}}$

To find the number of packets, we need to find the HCF of 144 and 132

144 = 2×2×2×2×3×3

132 = 11×2×2×3

HCF = 2×2×3 =12

To find how many will each contain, we need to divide it with the HCF

COOKIES - $\frac{144}{12}$ = 12

PASTRIES - $\frac{132}{12}$ = 11

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