Question

Ally has 8 red marbles and 16 green marbles. She also has red bags and green bags. She wants to put marbles in the bags that match their color. Each bag will have the same number of marbles. What is the largest number of marbles she can put into each bag?

Answer 1

Answer:

The largest number of marbles she can put into each bag is 8 marbles.

Step-by-step explanation:

We solve the question above using Greatest common factor method

We find the factors of 8 and 16 and the Greatest number common to both factor is our answer.

Hence:

The factors of 8 are: 1, 2, 4, 8

The factors of 16 are: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16

Then the greatest common factor is 8.

Therefore, the largest number of marbles she can put into each bag is 8 marbles.