Question

there is 16 fifth graders and 36 sixth graders. To be fair, coach matt wants there to be the same number of fifth graders and the same number of sixth grader on each team

Answer 1

4 5th graders and 9 6th graders

Answer 2

There are 4 teams coach Matt could have

Each team consist of

4 Fifth graders per team and

9 Sixth graders per team

Explanation:

Fifth graders = 16

Sixth graders = 36

Find the highest common factor of 16 and 36

16 = 1, 2, 4, 8, 16

36 = 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 9, 12, 18, 36

The highest common factor of 16 and 36 is 4

Therefore,

There are 4 teams coach Matt could have

Fifth graders per team = 16 / 4

= 4 Fifth graders per team

Sixth graders per team = 36 / 4

= 9 Sixth graders per team