Shaquira is baking cookies to put in packages for a fundraiser. Shaquira has made 86 chocolate chip cookies and 42 sugar cookies.Shaquira wants to create identical packages of cookies to sell, and she must use all of the cookies.
What is the greatest number of identical packages that Shaquira can make?
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It can be found by LCM
86=2×43
42=2×3×7
LCM=1974
And 1974 is the greatest number of packages she can make
86=2×43
42=2×3×7
LCM=1974
And 1974 is the greatest number of packages she can make
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Find the prime factors:
86 = 2 x 43
42 = 2 x 3 x 7
Find the HCF:
HCF = 2
Find the number of cookies in each package:
chocolate cookies = 86 ÷ 2 = 43
Sugar cookies = 42 ÷ 2 = 21
Answer: 2 identical package with 43 chocolate cookies and 21 sugar cookies.
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