Question

Asking again since I still don’t understand

Skylar collects coins and stamps. She wants to organize her collections to display them together. She has 56 coins and 72 stamps,
and she wants the same number of each item in each display.

What is the greatest number of displays Skylar can make?

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Answer 1

Answer: 8

Step-by-step explanation: Solve this problem with GCF (Greatest Common Factor).

Factors of 56: 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28 and 56.

Factors of 72: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36 and 72.

So, the biggest among the numbers that are matching is 8.

Answer 2

She can only display each item 56 times

Explanation:

Since she has 72 stamps and 56 coins to have a even amount of both she can only make 56 displays