Use Least Common Multiple or Greatest Common Divisor to Solve

question 114

Multiple Choice

Use least common multiple or greatest common divisor to solve the problem.
-George has 336 donuts and 462 bagels. He wants to divide his bagels and donuts into stacks so that there are the same number of pastries in each stack. What is the greatest number of pastries that he Can place in each stack?

• A)42
• B)45
• C)44
• D)43

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