i bought a bag of candy with 96 Starbursts, 72 Hershey’s, and 68 Reese’s. Find the largest number.

Question

Michelle had a birthday party. She bought a bag of candy with 96 Starbursts, 72 Hershey’s, and 68 Reese’s. If she wants to make goodie bags with the same amount of Starbursts, Hershey’s and Reese’s in each bag, what is the largest number of bags she can make?

Answer 1

96 starbursts

72 hersheys

68 reeses

96=2*2*2*2*2*3

72=2*2*2*3*3

68=2*2*17

the greatest common factor is 2*2=4

she can make only 4 bags, each with 24 starbursts, 18 hersheys, and 17 reeses