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James works in a flower shop.He will put 36 tulips in vases for a wedding.He must use the same number of tulips in each vase.The number of tulips in each vase must be greater than 1 and less than 10.How many tulips could be in each vase?

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Start with the largest possible of 9 per vase. 36 by 9 is 4 vases. The next highest possible is 6 per vase, 36 by 6 is 6 vases.etc.
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