Question

Madison has 64 circles and 96 squares and 48 triangles.What factors do these numbers have in common? A.1,2,4,8,or 16 B.1,2,4,6,12,or 16 C.1,2,3,4,6,12 or 16 D.1,2,3,4,6,8,12,16 or 36

Answer 1

The correct answer is option A.

Explanation:

Number of circles = 64

Number of square = 96

Number of triangles = 48

Factor of 64, 96 and 48;

`64=2* 2* 2* 2* 2* 2`

`96= 2* 2* 2* 2* 2* 3`

`48= 2* 2* 2* 2* 3`

Factors do these numbers have in common are:

64 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2

96= 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3

48= 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3

Common factors = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 =16