A science museum makes gift bags for students using 168 magnets, 48 robot figurines, and 24 packs of freeze-dried ice cream. What is the greatest number of gift bags that can be made using all of the items?

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Nigel Duffy

Mathematics

25 January, 08:23

A science museum makes gift bags for students using 168 magnets, 48 robot figurines, and 24 packs of freeze-dried ice cream. What is the greatest number of gift bags that can be made using all of the items?

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Tomas Huber · Answer 1

24

Step-by-step explanation:

Assuming each gift bag has the same contents as any other, the number will be the greatest common divisor (GCD) of 24, 48, and 168. Since 24 is a factor of all three numbers, that is the number of bags that can be made.

Each of the 24 bags will contain ...

1 pack of freeze-dried ice cream 2 robot figurines 7 magnets