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For football tryouts at a local school, 12 coaches and 42 players were split into groups. Each group will have the same numbers of coaches and players. what is the greatest number of groups that can be formed? how many coaches and players would be in each of these groups?

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There would be 6 groups, with 2 coaches and 7 players in each group. 6 is the lowest number they can both be divided by evenly.
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