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15 Pastries and 12 biscuit packets have been donated for a school fete. These are to be packed in several smaller identical boxes with the same number of pastries and biscuit packets in each. How many biscuit packets and how many pastries will each box contain?

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To solve the problem of packing 15 pastries and 12 biscuit packets into identical boxes, we need to find the highest common factor (HCF) of the two numbers. This will determine how many boxes can be made and how many pastries and biscuit packets will be in each box. ### Step-by-Step Solution: 1. **Identify the quantities**: - Total pastries = 15 - Total biscuit packets = 12 ...
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