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Real-World Decimal Problems with Multiplication and Division

Question 4 • ELPGEQ1 M/J Math 6 - 1205010 HCPS v24

The store where you work receives a shipment of stuffed animals. One box contains 48 teddy bears, and the other box has 32 stuffed dogs. Your job is to display the animals on shelves. You want to display them in rows of equal size, but you don’t want to mix the teddy bears and the dogs. Use the drop-down menu to complete the statement.The greatest number of stuffed animals you can have in a row is .

Answer
A
2
B
4
C
8
D
12
E
16

Explanation

The row size must divide both 48 teddy bears and 32 stuffed dogs, since the two kinds are kept separate. The greatest common divisor of 48 and 32 is 16: both counts can be divided into rows of 16, and no larger number divides both. So the greatest number in a row is 16 stuffed animals.

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