There are 96 girls and 72 boys who want to participate in 6th grade intramurals .If each team has the same number of girls and t

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he same number of boys,How many boys and girls will be on each team?

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natima [27] · Answer 1 · 2022-05-05T18:59:08+03:00

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by taking Hcf of 96 and 72 we get 4 so each team have 4

Helga [31] · Answer 2 · 2022-05-05T20:27:10+03:00

'24' teams can be made with each team having 4 girls and 3 boys.

Given that,

No. of girls = 96

No. of boys = 72

Since the number of teams is not given, we will find by finding out the GCF(Greatest Common factor) of 96 and 72.

96 = 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 2 * 3

72 = 2 * 2 * 2 * 3 * 3

GCF = 2 * 2 * 2 * 3 = 24

Thus, a maximum of 24 teams can be formed. The number of girls and boys in each of these teams would be:

No. of girls in each team = Total girls/no. of teams

= 96/24

= 4 girls

No. of boys in each team = Total boys/no. of teams

= 72/24

= 3 boys

Thus, each team will have 4 girls and 3 boys.

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