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There are 60 boys and 72 girls in a school. the principle wants to divide the students into gender-specific groups ( all boys or all girls) of the largest possible size. Each gr…

There are 60 boys and 72 girls in a school. the principle wants to divide the students into gender-specific groups ( all boys or all girls) of the largest possible size. Each gr…
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there are 60 boys and 72 girls in a school. the principle wants to divide the students into gender-specific groups ( all boys or all girls) of the largest possible size. Each group needs to have the same number or students. What is the correct size of each group?

User Treborbob
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Hello there,
You want to split them into gender specific groups.
So...
Find the HCF(highest common factor) of 60 & 72
The answer will be shown in the picture
I have done 2 methods :))


there are 60 boys and 72 girls in a school. the principle wants to divide the students-example-1
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