Answer:
There can be maximum of 14 number of friends.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given:
Number of brownies = 56
Number of snack bag of chips = 42
We need to find the greatest number of friends in which items can be shared equally.
Solution:
to find the greatest number of friends in which items can be shared equally we will find the Highest common factor.
First we will find the Multiples of the given numbers.
[tex]56 = 2\times 2\times2\times 7[/tex]
[tex]42= 2\times3\times7[/tex]
From above we can see that;
The Highest common factor in above numbers is 14.
Hence We can say that;
There 14 friends in which 4 brownies can be distributed out of 56 brownies and 3 snack packs of chips can be distributed out of 42 snack bags of chips.
Hence There can be maximum of 14 number of friends.
