Question

If a certain number of Grade IV students share 28 or 39 skill books in Mathematics,there are remainders of 4 and 3 books. What is the largest possible number of students?​

Answer 1

• 12 students

Explanation:

Below numbers are divisible by the number of students:

• 28 - 4 = 24
• 39 - 3 = 36

Lets find GCF of 24 and 36:

• 24 = 2*2*2*3
• 36 = 2*2*3*3
• GCF(24,36) = 2*2*3 = 12

The largest possible number of students is 12