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the mathematics club wants to divide the boys and girls into the greatest number of teams. each team will have the same number of boys and the same number of girls. there are 84 boys and 72 girls. how many boys and girls will be on each team

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Answer: There will be 14 boys and 12 girls

Step-by-step explanation:

  • GCF or 12 and 14 is 6
  • (6 groups)
  • 84/6=14
  • 72/6=12

Hope this helps

User Martin Vysny
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There can be 6 teams with 12 boys and 14 girls. The GCF (greatest common factor) 84 and 72 is 6. 72/6=12 84/6=14

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