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A jewelry maker has 24 jade beads and 30 teak beads. What the the greatest number of necklaces she can make? How many beads of each type are on each necklace?
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A jewelry maker has 24 jade beads and 30 teak beads. What the the greatest number of necklaces she can make? How many beads of each type are on each necklace?

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6 necklaces each having 4 jade beads and 5 teak beads
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Find the GCF of 24 and 30

24 30
1×24 1×30
2×12 2×15
3×8 3×10
4×6 5×6

The common factors are 1, 2, 3, and 6

That means we can make 6 necklaces, each necklace with 4 jade beads and 5 teak beads.

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