Question

D. Read each problem and answer the questions that follow. 1. Allan has 18 blue balls and 27 red balls. He wants to group them of the same size. Each group must have the same number of blue and red balls. What is the greatest number of groups that he can form? a. What is asked in the problem? b. What facts are given? c. How will you solve the problem? d. Show your solution. e. What is the answer to the problem?​

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Explanation:

a. The question is asking how many number of groups that contain of equal balls from both red and blue can be formed, which are none because one of the groups will have one more excess red ball. b. The facts that are given are that there are 27 red balls and 18 blue balls. c. Solve it by making an equation and statements with the facts given to make the most fit answer for this problem. d. The total number of balls he has is 45 consisting of 18 blue and 27 red. e. The largest and most equal amount of balls is 9 blue and 13 balls in one pile, 9 blue and 14 in the other. Hope this helps! (Sorry if I couldn't answer everything)