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Shaquira is baking cookies to put in packages for a fundraiser. Shakira has made 86 chocolate chip cookies and 42 sugar cookies.

Shaquira wants to create identical packages of cookies to sell, and she must use all of the cookies.
What is the greatest number of identical packages that Shaquira can make?

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Answer:

2

Explanation:

The only common factor of the given numbers is 2.

Shaquira can make 2 packages, each containing 43 chocolate chip cookies and 21 sugar cookies.

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