Question

A school principal plans to form teams from 126 third-graders, 180 fourth-graders, and 198 fifth-graders so that there is the same number of students from each grade level on each team. If all students participate, what is the largest possible number of teams and how many students will there be on each team?

Answer 1

There are 9 teams possible each having 14 third-graders, 20 Fourth-graders, 22 Fifth-graders

Explanation:

126 third-graders

180 fourth-graders

198 fifth-graders

Find the highest common factor of 126, 180, 198

Factors of 126: 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 9, 14, 18, 21, 42, 63, 126.

Factors of 180 : 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20, 30, 36, 45, 60, 90, 180

Factors of 198: 1, 2, 3, 6, 9, 11, 18, 22, 33, 66, 99, 198.

The highest common factor of 126, 180, 198 is 9

The largest possible number of teams that can be formed is 9

Each team has

third-graders = 126 / 9

= 14

Fourth-graders = 180 / 9

= 20

Fifth-graders = 198 divided by 9

= 22

There are 9 teams possible each having 14 third-graders, 20 Fourth-graders, 22 Fifth-graders