Question

Vinita has $20$ table tennis balls and $16$ table tennis bats . She wants to sell package of balls and bats bundled together . What is the greatest number of packages she can sell with no leftover balls or tennis bats ?

Answer 1

Given , the number of table tennis ball $=20$

And the number of table tennis bat $=16$

The greatest number of package is the HCF of $20$and $16$.

The prime factors of the given numbers are

$20=2\times 2\times 5$

$16=2\times 2\times 2\times 2$

HCF of $20$and $16$ $=2\times 2$

HCF of $20$and $16$ $=4$

Hence, the greatest required packages is $4$ .