Put math into action with the real-life scenario of a bake sale. The participants at this bake sale are ready to divide their fresh-baked cookies into bags. It is up to your number crunchers to help decide how many cookies should go in each bag, as they factor the number of cookies. Add a second type of cookie and your class will master common factors in no time. Ask your food consumers which bag of cookies will sell the fastest.

Concepts

greatest common factor

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Additional Tags

greatest common factor, least common factor, math

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Pros

• Applies common factors to real life
• Uses tables to organize factors

Cons

• None

Common Core

6.NS.B.4 MP4 MP5