Question

Forest City has ordered 36 maple trees and 54 dogwood trees to be planted in groups in a city park. Each group will have the same number of maple trees and dogwood trees.19) What is the greatest number of groups that can be planted? How many trees of one kind can be in one group?

Answer 1

36 54 2

18 27 2

9 27 3

3 9 3

1 3 3

1

2 x 3 x 3 = 18

The greatest number of groups is 18