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yawa3891
1 month ago
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A dentist is making identical dental care bags for patients using 56 tubes of toothpaste, 112 packets of floss, and 85 toothbrus

hes. What is the greatest number of identical dental care bags the dentist can make with the least amount of items leftover? Describe the contents of each bag.
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1 answer:
Svet_ta [12.7K]1 month ago
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The maximum number of identical dental care bags the dentist can create with the smallest leftover is 1.

The counts of bags are 2, 4, and 3, respectively.

Clarification:

Total tubes of toothpaste = 56

Total packets of floss = 112

Total toothbrushes = 85

Therefore, the greatest number of identical dental care bags the dentist can assemble with minimal leftover for toothbrushes is found by calculating the H.C.F of 56, 112, 85 = 1 ( ∵ as they are coprime to each other )

Given that there is no common factor among 56, 112, and 85, except for the commonality between 56 and 112, which is 56, the remainder of toothbrushes will be 85-56=29.

Thus considering 28,[TAG_24]]

The numbers can be expressed as follows: 56 = 28×2, 112 = 28×4, and 84 = 28×3

Consequently, the dentist can create 28 bags containing all three supplies, with no leftover from toothpaste and floss, but with leftover from toothbrushes as we substitute 84 for 85 to maintain divisibility by 28 for common factor demonstration.

This results in 2 bags for toothpaste, 4 bags for floss, and 3 bags for toothbrushes.

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