SOLUTION: How many baskets can be made with 84 toys and 56 books so that each basket equal ?

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Question 1048143: How many baskets can be made with 84 toys and 56 books so that each basket equal ?
Found 2 solutions by solver91311, addingup:
Answer by solver91311(24713) About Me  (Show Source):
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Prime factorization of 84:

Prime factorization of 56:

So you can have 2, 4, 7, 14, or 28 equal baskets.

John

My calculator said it, I believe it, that settles it

Answer by addingup(3677) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
You can do it in your head, look:
84 and 56 are divisible by what? 84 is easy, 80 is 4*20 and 4/4=1, so 84/4=21
And 56 also, 4*10 = 40 and that leaves 16 (56-40 = 16) And 4*what is 16? C'mon, use that brain.
So 56 = 40+16 and dividing those two by 4 = 10+4 = 14
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We now have 4 basket each with 21 toys and 14 books