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Desiree is buying boxes of chocolates for tables at the banquet. The people at each table divide the chocolates equally. The tables seat 2, 3, 5 or 6 people. Which size of boxs will work on all the tables:12
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Desiree is buying boxes of chocolates for tables at the banquet. The people at each table divide the chocolates equally. The tables seat 2, 3, 5 or 6 people. Which size of boxs will work on all the tables:12 or 30?

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which one divides among all evenly?
is it 12?
12/2=6, yup
12/3=4, yup
12/5=2.4, nope

is it 30?
30/2=15, yup
30/3=10, yup
30/5=6, yup
30/6=5, yup

answer is 30
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