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A fruit stand owner has 90 apples and 72 oranges. He wants to make the greatest number possible of identical bags with a combination of apples and oranges without any fruit leftover. How many apples are in each bag?

 

A) 4

B) 5

C) 7

D) 9

E) 18

 

 

 

 

 

On a number line, the coordinate of point A is −235, and the coordinate of point B is 145. What is the length of AB?

 

A) 90 units

B) 110 units

C) 265 units

D) 290 units

E) 380 units

 Aug 28, 2019
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A fruit stand owner has 90 apples and 72 oranges. He wants to make the greatest number possible of identical bags with a combination of apples and oranges without any fruit leftover. How many apples are in each bag?

 

 

18  is the greatest common denominator between  72  and 90

 

So  we can have    18  bags   and each will contain

 

72/18  =  4  oranges      and

 

90/18  =  5 apples

 

 

cool cool cool

 Aug 28, 2019
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On a number line, the coordinate of point A is −235, and the coordinate of point B is 145. What is the length of AB?

 

145  - (-235)  =

 

145 + 235  =

 

380  units

 

cool cool cool

 Aug 28, 2019

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