Multiple choice

Mohan works at a bakery. He must box 30 cakes, 24 pastries, and 48 biscuits so that all of the boxes have the same number of each. What is the greatest number of boxes he can use?

  1. 8

  2. 6

  3. 12

  4. 4

  5. 2

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B Correct answer
Explanation

Correct. 

The correct answer is the GCD of the 3 food items which is 6. 

Thus there will be 5 cakes, 4 pastries and 8 biscuits in each of the 6 boxes.