Question

Huixian needs to pack 171 pens, 63 pencils and
27 erasers into identical gift bags so that each
item is equally distributed among the gift bags. Find
(i) the largest number of gift bags that can be packed,
(ii) the number of each item in a gift bag.​

Answer 1

1. THE LARGEST NO. OF GIFT BAGS PACKED ARE 28.

2. $171 + 63 + 27 = 261$

$261 \div 8 = 87$