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If marching bands vary from 21 to 49 players,which number of players can be arranged in the greatest number of rectangles?

User Daslicht
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Answer: 48 or 36 players

Explanation:

This is because the number that has the largest of pairs of factors is 48 or 36.

48

1x48

2x24

3x16

4x12

6x8

36

1x36

2x18

3x12

4x9

6x6

User Ruslan Skaldin
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It would be 48 players because if you can arrange players in
2 by 24
3 by 16
4 by 12
6 by 8

Hope this helps!!

User Shawn Holmes
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