Question

There are 32 forwards and 80 guards in Leo's basketball league. Leo must include all players on a team and wants each team to have the same number of forwards and the same number of guards. If Leo creates the greatest number of teams possible, how many guards will be on each team?

Answer 1

Answer: There are 5 guards on each team.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

Number of forwards in Leo's basketball league = 32

Number of guards in Leo's basketball league = 80

We need to find the greatest number of teams possible.

So, we will find "Highest common factor " i.e HCF of 32 and 80 = 16

So, Number of guards on each team would be

$\dfrac{80}{16}\\\\=5$

Hence, there are 5 guards on each team.

Answer 2

32 (forwards) /16 (team's) =2 forwards on each team 80 (gaurds) / 16 (team's) =5 gaurds on each team