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Sara is making fruit baskets. She has 27 apple and 36 oranges. Sara wants to make all the fruit baskets identical without having any pieces of fruit left over. What is the greatest number of fruit baskets Sara can make?

Sara is making fruit baskets. She has 27 apple and 36 oranges. Sara wants to make-example-1
User Casablanca
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Okay so here is a tip for questions like this!
Make sure to use GCF (greatest common factor) or LCM (least common multiple)
Hope this helps!
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Answer:

9

Explanation:

To answer this problem, you need to know GCF (greatest common factor). The GCF of 27 and 36 is nine, making that the most fruit baskets she can make.

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