Question

There are 60 girls and 45 boys who want to participate in a co-ed basketball tournament. if each team must have the same number of girls and boys, what is the greatest number of team that csn enter? how many girls and.boys would be on each of those teams?

Answer 1 the greatest of team that can enter are—— teams
Answer 2, there would be—- girls and —-boys on each team.

Answer 1

15 teams, 4 girls and 3 boys on each team.

Explanation:

What's the greatest common multiple of 60 and 45? It's 15.

This is the greatest number of teams that can be formed.

60/15 = 4; thus, there will be 4 girls on each team.

45/15 = 3; thus, 3 boys on each team