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an orchard owner wants to plant 64 cherry tree seedlings and 96 peach tree seedlings in a rows each row is to have the same number of each type of seedlings what is the greats numberr of rows the owner can plant

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The difference of these numbers (32) is also a divisor of both, so that is the greatest common divisor (GCD) and the answer to your question.

The orchard can consist of 32 rows, each with 3 peach trees and 2 cherry trees.
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