Question

Miss Reyes asked the girls to help her pack art supplies for a drawing contest. There are 24 markers, 40 sheets of manila aper and 16 boxes of crayons. All packages must have at least one kind of each supply. What is the greatest number of packages the girls can make using all the supplies?

Answer 1

Answer:

8

Step-by-step explanation:

Prime factors of 24,40 and 16 are

24=2*2*2*3

40=2*2*2*5

16=2*2*2*2

HCF(24,40,16)=8

The greatest number of packages =8