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6.3E Dividing Decimals — Unit test

Question 13 • AIA - 12 Career Math (1st Sem)

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

Answer
A
2
B
4
C
24
D
96

Explanation

The number of teams must divide both 12 boys and 8 girls evenly. The greatest common factor of 12 and 8 is 4, so the teacher can make 4 teams, each with 3 boys and 2 girls. The correct choice is 4.

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