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there are 16 people at a party. they want to set up a relay teams with exactly 3 people each. can they do it ? explain

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they can have 5 relay teams of three but everyone at the party cannot compete at the same time because 16 is not divisible by three
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No, because 16 is not divisible by 3. 16 divided by 3 equals to 5 with a remainder of 1. Therefore, it is not possible.

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