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The Donut Dilemma. A Mizelle Math Mystery. Ms. L strolled into the local donut shop and handed the clerk her list. Of course, being a math teacher, the list was in Mathanese . Chocolate frosted with sprinkles Glazed Orange frosted with sprinkles
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The Donut Dilemma A Mizelle Math Mystery
Ms. L strolled into the local donut shop and handed the clerk her list. Of course, being a math teacher, the list was in Mathanese. Chocolate frosted with sprinkles Glazed Orange frosted with sprinkles Pink frosted with sprinkles • How many of each type did Ms. L want?
Ms. L wanted to have several identical boxes of donuts. • Each box would have the same number of each type of donut. • Ms. L asked the clerk to make as many identical boxes as possible.
Baffled, the clerk told Ms. L he did not know how to figure this out.Ms. L shook her head and said, “My dear boy, one simply needs to find the GCF of the amounts of each type of donut!”
How many boxes of donuts did Ms. L bring to school? • How many of each type of donut are in each box?
Answer Key part 1 • Chocolate frosted with sprinkles • Glazed • Orange frosted with sprinkles • Pink frosted with sprinkles
Answer Key part 2 • Ms. L brought 3boxes of donuts to school. • Each box has 5 Chocolate frosted with sprinkles 3 Orange frosted with sprinkles 2 Pink frosted with sprinkles