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There are 18 boys and 60 girls working on a community service project. they work in groups where each group has the same number of boys and the same number of girls. what is the first step to finding the greatest number of groups​ possible? what is the greatest number of groups​ possible? what is the first step in finding the​ solution?

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First you need to list the factors of each number

18: 1,2,3,6,9,18
60:1,2,3,4,5,6,10,12,15,20,30,60
Look for the common, in this case is 6
Solution is 6 groups, 3 boys and 10 girls on each group
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