a Teacher has 40 pens,60 pencils and 50 b00ks.find the number of students among whom she can distribute these items evenly

Question

basic math

 

 

Answer 1

What is the GCF (greatest common factor) of 40, 60, and 50?

 

40 = 2 * 20 = 2 * 2 * 10 = 2 * 2 * 2 * 5

 

60 = 2 * 30 = 2 * 2 * 15 = 2 * 2 * 3 * 5

 

50 = 2 * 25 = 2 * 5 * 5 

 

Therefore, the CGF = 2 * 5 = 10

 

If she divides these school supplies among 10 students, then each student will get 4 pens, 6 pencils, and 5 books.