The PE class has 12 boys and 8 girls. What is the maximum number of teams that the teacher can divide the class into so that each team has an equal number of boys and girls, the greatest common factor of the numbers of girls and boys?Factors of 12: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12Factors of 8: 1, 2, 4, 8

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6.3E Dividing Decimals — Unit test

The PE class has 12 boys and 8 girls. What is the maximum number of teams that the teacher can divide the class into so that each team has an equal number of boys and girls, the greatest common factor of the numbers of girls and boys?Factors of 12: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 12Factors of 8: 1, 2, 4, 8

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