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A holiday toy drive is putting together baskets for children there are 84 toys and 56 books if each basket will receive the same number of toys and books then how many baskets can be made

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you have to find the lowest common divident:

56/84=2/3

56/28=2

84/28=3

so, each basket will have 2 toys and 3 books. They will be able to make 28 baskets.

hope I helped...

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