Problema Solution
Sara’s mother has bought 90 lollipops and 105 pencils for goody bags for Sara’s birthday. What is the largest number of goody bags that Sara's mother can make so that each goody bag has the same number of lollipops and the same number of pencils?
Answer provided by our tutors
The greatest common factor for 90 and 105 is 15:
90 : 15 = 6
105 : 15 = 7
The answer is 15 goody bags with each bag having 6 lollipops and 7 pencils.