Question

Mrs. [Name] has 56 pencils and 42 erasers. If she wants to make sets of pencils. erasers for her class so that each student has the same number of pencils and erasers, what is the greatest number of students she can have in her class so there are none left over? How many pencils and erasers will each student have

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Answer 1

there must be 14 students and each one can get 4 pencils and 3 erasers

Explanation:

56 goes into 14 4 times. 42 goes into 14 3 times none left over