a gardener has 27 pansies and 36 daisies he plants an equal number of each type of flower in each row what is the greatest possible number of pansies in each ro

Question

i need help because i dont know how to do it

 

Answer 1

You need the Greatest Common Factor (GCF),

the LARGEST number that divides into 27 and 36 evenly.

 

Prime factor 27:  27 = 3 x 3 x 3

 

Prime factor 36:  36 = 4 x 9 = 2 x2 x 3 x 3

 

What factors do they have in common?  3 x  3 

THe greatest common factor is 3 x 3 = 9.

9 is the largest number that divides into 27 and 36

 

There will be 3 rows of pansies

and 4 rows of daisies, each row has 9 flowers.