Question

Do you need to find the GCF or LCM to solve this word problem: What is the largest number of teams you could create if you had 35 boys and 42 girls in a gym class and you wanted the same number of each on a team with no people left out?

Answer 1

Yes, you need to find the GCF (greatest common factor) to solve this word problem.

The greatest common factor of 35 and 42 is 7. So you can create 7 teams with equal number of boys and girls on each team without leaving anyone out

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