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greates number of baskets to put equal number of fruits
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I am grade 6 student and trying this for the first time, so kindly excuse if I am making any mistakes.
I have this problem in my math book which I get a head around after lot of thinking, seeking help here
A grocery store clerk has to arrange 16 oranges, 20 apples and 24 pears in such a way that he puts equal number of Apples, oranges and Pears
in each basket. What is the greatest number of baskets that can be made so that no fruits is left?
This problem is in GCF/LCM chapter, but I am not sure what method will apply to solve this problem, please help.
Thanks in advance.
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I am grade 6 student and trying this for the first time, so kindly excuse if I am making any mistakes.
I have this problem in my math book which I get a head around after lot of thinking, seeking help here
A grocery store clerk has to arrange 16 oranges, 20 apples and 24 pears in such a way that he puts equal number of Apples, oranges and Pears
in each basket. What is the greatest number of baskets that can be made so that no fruits is left?
This problem is in GCF/LCM chapter, but I am not sure what method will apply to solve this problem, please help.
Thanks in advance.
greatest-common-divisor least-common-multiple
asked Oct 18 '15 at 22:12
Aditi TiwariAditi Tiwari
12
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just edited my question, - A grocery store clerk has to arrange 16 oranges, 20 apples and 24 pears in such a way that he puts equal number of Apples, oranges and Pears in each basket.
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– Aditi Tiwari
Oct 18 '15 at 22:29
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I am grade 6 student and trying this for the first time, so kindly excuse if I am making any mistakes.
I have this problem in my math book which I get a head around after lot of thinking, seeking help here
A grocery store clerk has to arrange 16 oranges, 20 apples and 24 pears in such a way that he puts equal number of Apples, oranges and Pears
in each basket. What is the greatest number of baskets that can be made so that no fruits is left?
This problem is in GCF/LCM chapter, but I am not sure what method will apply to solve this problem, please help.
Thanks in advance.
greatest-common-divisor least-common-multiple
asked Oct 18 '15 at 22:12
Aditi TiwariAditi Tiwari
12
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I am grade 6 student and trying this for the first time, so kindly excuse if I am making any mistakes.
I have this problem in my math book which I get a head around after lot of thinking, seeking help here
A grocery store clerk has to arrange 16 oranges, 20 apples and 24 pears in such a way that he puts equal number of Apples, oranges and Pears
in each basket. What is the greatest number of baskets that can be made so that no fruits is left?
This problem is in GCF/LCM chapter, but I am not sure what method will apply to solve this problem, please help.
Thanks in advance.
greatest-common-divisor least-common-multiple
greatest-common-divisor least-common-multiple
asked Oct 18 '15 at 22:12
Aditi TiwariAditi Tiwari
12
asked Oct 18 '15 at 22:12
Aditi TiwariAditi Tiwari
12
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Aditi Tiwari
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Aditi TiwariAditi Tiwari
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asked Oct 18 '15 at 22:12
Aditi TiwariAditi Tiwari
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asked Oct 18 '15 at 22:12
Aditi TiwariAditi Tiwari
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just edited my question, - A grocery store clerk has to arrange 16 oranges, 20 apples and 24 pears in such a way that he puts equal number of Apples, oranges and Pears in each basket.
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– Aditi Tiwari
Oct 18 '15 at 22:29
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I was going to ask whether you are aware that you have to be 13 years old or over to use this website, but I guess by now you are....
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just edited my question, - A grocery store clerk has to arrange 16 oranges, 20 apples and 24 pears in such a way that he puts equal number of Apples, oranges and Pears in each basket.
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– Aditi Tiwari
Oct 18 '15 at 22:29
1
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I was going to ask whether you are aware that you have to be 13 years old or over to use this website, but I guess by now you are....
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– Gerry Myerson
Nov 19 '17 at 6:56
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just edited my question, - A grocery store clerk has to arrange 16 oranges, 20 apples and 24 pears in such a way that he puts equal number of Apples, oranges and Pears in each basket.
$endgroup$
– Aditi Tiwari
Oct 18 '15 at 22:29
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just edited my question, - A grocery store clerk has to arrange 16 oranges, 20 apples and 24 pears in such a way that he puts equal number of Apples, oranges and Pears in each basket.
$endgroup$
– Aditi Tiwari
Oct 18 '15 at 22:29
1
1
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I was going to ask whether you are aware that you have to be 13 years old or over to use this website, but I guess by now you are....
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Nov 19 '17 at 6:56
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Hint:
You will need to find the GCF of the three numbers. That is the greatest number of baskets that the clerk can have and still have the same number of each fruit in each basket.
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Solution:
The GCF of 16, 20, and 24 is 4. Each of the 4 baskets will have 4 oranges, 5 apples, and 6 pears.
answered Oct 18 '15 at 22:16
JedJed
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I earlier thought so, but the problem says each basket should have equal number of apples, oranges and pears in each basket, so if one basket has 4 oranges, it should have 4 apples and pears too.
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– Aditi Tiwari
Oct 18 '15 at 22:27
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I think, the way you understood the question may be the correct way of understanding, the way I understood it cannot be answered I guess.
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Bob works at a supermarket and has $242$ oranges to fit into $15$ boxes. He fills all of the boxes with the same exact number of oranges and send the rest of the oranges to the homeless center. How many oranges go in each box, and how many oranges go to the homeless center?
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The answer is 4 baskets.Look for the highest number that all these given numbers (16, 20, and 24) can be divided by. They are all divisible by 4. In each of the 4 baskets, there will be 4 oranges, 5 apples, and 6 pears (these are the results of each division).
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Hint:
You will need to find the GCF of the three numbers. That is the greatest number of baskets that the clerk can have and still have the same number of each fruit in each basket.
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Solution:
The GCF of 16, 20, and 24 is 4. Each of the 4 baskets will have 4 oranges, 5 apples, and 6 pears.
answered Oct 18 '15 at 22:16
JedJed
719414
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I earlier thought so, but the problem says each basket should have equal number of apples, oranges and pears in each basket, so if one basket has 4 oranges, it should have 4 apples and pears too.
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– Aditi Tiwari
Oct 18 '15 at 22:27
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I think, the way you understood the question may be the correct way of understanding, the way I understood it cannot be answered I guess.
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– Aditi Tiwari
Oct 18 '15 at 22:32
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Hint:
You will need to find the GCF of the three numbers. That is the greatest number of baskets that the clerk can have and still have the same number of each fruit in each basket.
-
Solution:
The GCF of 16, 20, and 24 is 4. Each of the 4 baskets will have 4 oranges, 5 apples, and 6 pears.
answered Oct 18 '15 at 22:16
JedJed
719414
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$begingroup$
I earlier thought so, but the problem says each basket should have equal number of apples, oranges and pears in each basket, so if one basket has 4 oranges, it should have 4 apples and pears too.
$endgroup$
– Aditi Tiwari
Oct 18 '15 at 22:27
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I think, the way you understood the question may be the correct way of understanding, the way I understood it cannot be answered I guess.
$endgroup$
– Aditi Tiwari
Oct 18 '15 at 22:32
add a comment |
$begingroup$
Hint:
You will need to find the GCF of the three numbers. That is the greatest number of baskets that the clerk can have and still have the same number of each fruit in each basket.
-
Solution:
The GCF of 16, 20, and 24 is 4. Each of the 4 baskets will have 4 oranges, 5 apples, and 6 pears.
answered Oct 18 '15 at 22:16
JedJed
719414
$endgroup$
Hint:
You will need to find the GCF of the three numbers. That is the greatest number of baskets that the clerk can have and still have the same number of each fruit in each basket.
-
Solution:
The GCF of 16, 20, and 24 is 4. Each of the 4 baskets will have 4 oranges, 5 apples, and 6 pears.
answered Oct 18 '15 at 22:16
JedJed
719414
answered Oct 18 '15 at 22:16
JedJed
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answered Oct 18 '15 at 22:16
JedJed
719414
answered Oct 18 '15 at 22:16
JedJed
719414
719414
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I earlier thought so, but the problem says each basket should have equal number of apples, oranges and pears in each basket, so if one basket has 4 oranges, it should have 4 apples and pears too.
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– Aditi Tiwari
Oct 18 '15 at 22:27
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I think, the way you understood the question may be the correct way of understanding, the way I understood it cannot be answered I guess.
$endgroup$
– Aditi Tiwari
Oct 18 '15 at 22:32
add a comment |
$begingroup$
I earlier thought so, but the problem says each basket should have equal number of apples, oranges and pears in each basket, so if one basket has 4 oranges, it should have 4 apples and pears too.
$endgroup$
– Aditi Tiwari
Oct 18 '15 at 22:27
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I think, the way you understood the question may be the correct way of understanding, the way I understood it cannot be answered I guess.
$endgroup$
– Aditi Tiwari
Oct 18 '15 at 22:32
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I earlier thought so, but the problem says each basket should have equal number of apples, oranges and pears in each basket, so if one basket has 4 oranges, it should have 4 apples and pears too.
$endgroup$
– Aditi Tiwari
Oct 18 '15 at 22:27
$begingroup$
I earlier thought so, but the problem says each basket should have equal number of apples, oranges and pears in each basket, so if one basket has 4 oranges, it should have 4 apples and pears too.
$endgroup$
– Aditi Tiwari
Oct 18 '15 at 22:27
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I think, the way you understood the question may be the correct way of understanding, the way I understood it cannot be answered I guess.
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– Aditi Tiwari
Oct 18 '15 at 22:32
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I think, the way you understood the question may be the correct way of understanding, the way I understood it cannot be answered I guess.
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– Aditi Tiwari
Oct 18 '15 at 22:32
add a comment |
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Bob works at a supermarket and has $242$ oranges to fit into $15$ boxes. He fills all of the boxes with the same exact number of oranges and send the rest of the oranges to the homeless center. How many oranges go in each box, and how many oranges go to the homeless center?
edited Feb 27 at 22:25
dantopa
6,67442245
answered Feb 27 at 20:54
user649114user649114
1
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Bob works at a supermarket and has $242$ oranges to fit into $15$ boxes. He fills all of the boxes with the same exact number of oranges and send the rest of the oranges to the homeless center. How many oranges go in each box, and how many oranges go to the homeless center?
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user649114user649114
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Bob works at a supermarket and has $242$ oranges to fit into $15$ boxes. He fills all of the boxes with the same exact number of oranges and send the rest of the oranges to the homeless center. How many oranges go in each box, and how many oranges go to the homeless center?
edited Feb 27 at 22:25
dantopa
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answered Feb 27 at 20:54
user649114user649114
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Bob works at a supermarket and has $242$ oranges to fit into $15$ boxes. He fills all of the boxes with the same exact number of oranges and send the rest of the oranges to the homeless center. How many oranges go in each box, and how many oranges go to the homeless center?
edited Feb 27 at 22:25
dantopa
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answered Feb 27 at 20:54
user649114user649114
1
edited Feb 27 at 22:25
dantopa
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dantopa
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The answer is 4 baskets.Look for the highest number that all these given numbers (16, 20, and 24) can be divided by. They are all divisible by 4. In each of the 4 baskets, there will be 4 oranges, 5 apples, and 6 pears (these are the results of each division).
answered Nov 27 '17 at 23:26
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The answer is 4 baskets.Look for the highest number that all these given numbers (16, 20, and 24) can be divided by. They are all divisible by 4. In each of the 4 baskets, there will be 4 oranges, 5 apples, and 6 pears (these are the results of each division).
answered Nov 27 '17 at 23:26
CloeCloe
1
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The answer is 4 baskets.Look for the highest number that all these given numbers (16, 20, and 24) can be divided by. They are all divisible by 4. In each of the 4 baskets, there will be 4 oranges, 5 apples, and 6 pears (these are the results of each division).
answered Nov 27 '17 at 23:26
CloeCloe
1
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The answer is 4 baskets.Look for the highest number that all these given numbers (16, 20, and 24) can be divided by. They are all divisible by 4. In each of the 4 baskets, there will be 4 oranges, 5 apples, and 6 pears (these are the results of each division).
answered Nov 27 '17 at 23:26
CloeCloe
1
answered Nov 27 '17 at 23:26
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