A teacher is making gift bags. Each bag is to be filled with pencils and stickers. The teacher has 24 pencils and 36 stickers to use. Each bag will have the same number of each item, with no items left over. For example, she could make 2 bags with 12 pencils and 18 stickers each. What are the other possibilities?
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1 bag has 6 pencils and 9 stickers
Number of bags = 4
Step-by-step explanation:
Total = 24 pencils and 36 stickers
2 bags = 12 pencils and 18 stickers
1 bag = (12÷2) pencils and (18÷2) stickers
= 6 pencils and 9 stickers
Number of bags = (24÷6) or (36÷9)
= 4 bags
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