Question

12 kittens & 8 puppies are in the park. what is the largest number of groups they can be split into and have the same number of kittens and puppies with each owner?

Answer 1

2 groups with 2 puppies and 3 kittens in each group

Equation for kittens:

$12 \div 2 = 6 \div 2 = 3$

Equation for puppies:

$2 \div 8 = 4 \div 2 = 2$

the division has been done two times so it means the largest number of groups it can be split into are two