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OpenStudy (anonymous):

PLEASE HELP !!!!!!! Collette has 28 T - shirts and 42 bars of soaps . Each box will contain the same number of T - shirts and the same amounts of soap . What is the greatest number of boxes Collette can pack to have no t- shirts or soap bars left over? Show your work

OpenStudy (mathhelp346):

its 7

OpenStudy (mathhelp346):

7 is the gcf

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how do u know/

OpenStudy (mathhelp346):

7*4=28 7*6=42

OpenStudy (anonymous):

so the answer is 7

OpenStudy (mathhelp346):

yes

OpenStudy (anonymous):

how could i explain this ?

OpenStudy (mathhelp346):

7 is the greatest common factor(gcf)

OpenStudy (mathhelp346):

that means no other number greater than 7 can be a factor of BOTH these numbers

OpenStudy (anonymous):

THANK YOU VERY MUCH !!! @Mathhelp346

OpenStudy (mathhelp346):

your welcome :)

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