LCM & GCF Examples Page 10

You are getting party favors ready for your little sister's birthday party. There are 24 lollipops, 32 stickers, and 16 mini toys. Assume that you want to use all the prizes (i.e., you don't wants any prizes left over after filling the bags). How many gift bags can you make so that there is an equal number of each prize in each bag and how many prizes will be in each bag?

Answer: We need to find the greatest common factor of 24, 32, and 16. Since 8 is the GCF, you can make 8 gift bags with 3 lollipops, 4 stickers, and 2 toys each. That makes a grand total of 3 + 4 + 2 = 9 prizes in each bag.