Louis purchased 24 purple plants and 8 pink plants he wants to plant them in equal groups in his garden. what is the largest number of groups he can make?

Question

It's a fraction question

Answer 1

Look at this as a ratio....  24 purple to 8 pink = 24/8 = 3/1

For every single pink plant you can put 3 purple plants

Thus the max is 8 sets, each set with 1 pink and 3 purple plants

Answer 2

24 is divisible by 8.

24 ÷ 8 = 3

 

Louis could make 8 groups of 1 pink plant and 3 purple plants.