Ed has 36 red jelly beans 48 blue jelly beans and 72 yellow jelly beans he wants to divide them equally among his friends at the

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3 years ago

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lunch table what is the greatest number ed can use to divide the jelly beans evenly?

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zubka84 [21] · Answer 1 · 2022-01-30T22:39:09+03:00

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Find greatest common factor

36=2*2*3*3
48=2*2*2*2*3
72=2*2*2*3*3

common factor is 2*2*3=12

he can use 12 to divide

blagie [28] · Answer 2 · 2022-01-30T20:15:03+03:00

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12 is the greatest number because it is the highest common factor between the three numbers.