Question

there are 312 Mango Bite 268 eclairs and 156 coffee bite in a box. These are to put in a packet so that each packet contains the same number of toffees find the maximum number of toffees in each packet

Answer 1

Find the prime factors:

312 = 2³ x 3 x 13

268 = 2² x 67

156 = 2² x 3 x 13

Find the HCF:

HCF = 2² = 4

Number of toffees in a packet:

Type of toffee = 3

Number of each toffee = 4

Number of toffees in each packet = 3 x 4 = 12

Answer: There can be a maximum of 12 toffees in each packet.