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The United States Congress contains 435 representatives and 100 senators. You want to make groups that each have the same number of representatives and senators. What is the greatest number of groups you can make?

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Answer:

5

Explanation:

The greatest common factor of 435 and 100 is 5, so if you make 5 groups, each group will have 87 representatives and 20 senators.

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