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9) There are six girls and 12 boys in Ms. Jeffry's environmental club. She wants to divide the students into groups with the same number of boys and the same number of girls in each group. What is the maximum number of groups she can make? *​

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No . of girls in Ms. Jeffry's environmental club = 6

No . of boys in Ms. Jeffry's environmental club = 12

To find the maximum number of groups she can make , we have to find the highest common factor ( HCF ) of the number of boys and girls in her club .

Factors of 6 = 1 , 2 , 3 and 6

Factors of 12 = 2 , 3 , 4 , 6 and 12

Hence the highest common factor of 6 and 12 are 6 .

Therefore , the maximum number of groups Ms . Jeffry can make where the number of girls and boys are same are 6 .

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