1. The Donut Dilemma A Mizelle Math Mystery

2. 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?

3. 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.

4. 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!”

5. How many boxes of donuts did Ms. L bring to school? How many of each type of donut are in each box?

6. Answer Key part 1 Chocolate frosted with sprinkles Glazed Orange frosted with sprinkles Pink frosted with sprinkles

7. Answer Key part 2 Ms. L brought 3 boxes of donuts to school. Each box has 5 Chocolate frosted with sprinkles 3 Orange frosted with sprinkles 2 Pink frosted with sprinkles