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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.
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1) 9 bags
2) 18 pens, 7 pencils, 3 erasers
Step-by-step explanation:
1) To find out the maximum no. of bags we'll find the HCF of the three given quantities.
HCF of 171, 63 and 27 is 9
Hence, The maximum no. of gift bags is 9.
2) Total bags = 9
Total no. of pens = 171
Total no. of pencils = 63
Total no. of erasers = 27
No. of pens in each bag = 171 ÷ 9
= 19
No. of pencils in each bag = 63 ÷ 9
= 7
No. of erasers in each bag = 27 ÷ 9
= 3
Ans : There will be. total of 9 gift bags each containing 19 pens, 7 pencils and 3 erasers.
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