Question

A city has 1728 law enforcement officers the officers are divided into equal groups which of the following is not a number of complete groups that can be made out of 48 groups 42 groups 36 groups and 32 groups

Answer 1

Divide 1728 by each of the choices.

1728/48 = 36

1728/42 = 41.1428...

1728/36 = 48

1728/32 = 54

The only number that does not go into 1728 evenly is 42.

Answer: 42 groups