Question

Three groups contain 184, 232, and

272 people. Each group is to be divided into
teams so that all teams contain the same
number of people and every person is on a
team. What is the largest number less than
10 that can be on a team?

Answer 1

Answer: 8

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Step-by-step explanation:

Add up the three given numbers to get 184+232+272 = 688 people total.

Let's see if 9 is a factor of 688

688/9 = 76.44 approximately which shows 9 is not a factor of 688, and we cannot have teams of 9.

Now let's see if 8 is a factor of 688

688/8 = 86

Therefore, the largest team size is 8 and there would be 86 teams.