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andy has 9 math books and 6 reading books if he wants to distribute them evenly among some bookshelves so that each has the same combination of books with none left over what is the greatest number of bookshelves andy can use

User Raja Peela
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Answer:

3 shelves

Explanation:

9 GCF

1 3 9

6 GCF

1 2 3 6

so 3 is the most shelves he can have for an even number of books on each shelf.

User Woland
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Divide it up by 5 because 9+6=15

Or u could divide it up by 3
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