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A local reading club has a set of 12 hardback books, a set of 8 paperback, And a set of 36 magazines each set can be divided among the club members what is the greatest possible…

A local reading club has a set of 12 hardback books, a set of 8 paperback, And a set of 36 magazines each set can be divided among the club members what is the greatest possible…
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A local reading club has a set of 12 hardback books, a set of 8 paperback, And a set of 36 magazines each set can be divided among the club members what is the greatest possible number of club members.

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The greatest possible number of club members is the greatest common factor of 12 8 and 36 because all of these numbers of books have to be divided evenly.
factor of 12
factor of 8
factor of 36
find the greatest common factor of all 3 and that should be your number.
Hope this helps
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User Rob Darwin
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The GCF is 6.... if u need me to explain id be happy to

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