Question

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

Answer 1

let the answer be x than you solve it

Answer 2

Answer:

8

Step-by-step explanation:

Given : There are 24 markers, 40 sheets of manila paper and 16 boxes of crayons. All packages must have atleast one kind of each supply.

To Find : What is the greatest number of packages the girls can make using all the supplies?

Solution :

We are supposed to find the HCF

HCF of 24 ,40 and 16

2 |  24         2 | 40           2 |  16

2 | 12           2 | 20          2 |   8

2 |  6           2 |  10          2 |  4

3 | 3            5 |  5            2 | 2

  | 1                |  1                | 1

$24 =2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 3$

$40 =2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 5$

$16 =2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 32$

$HCF =2 \times 2 \times 2$

$HCF =8$

Hence the greatest number of packages the girls can make using all the supplies is 8