Fan and Medal! Elizabeth is hired to plan a class reunion. There are 275 students, but 256 of them will be attending. The school color is blue and white. There are 84 blue balloons and 96 white balloons. How may balloons bouquets can she make if she wants to have the same number each color in each bouquet and use all of her balloons?

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anonymous · Answer

@bohotness

bohotness · Answer

yes

anonymous · Answer

help! @bohotness

paxpolaris · Answer

i am thinking this has something to do with GCF ...

anonymous · Answer

i dont even know @PaxPolaris

paxpolaris · Answer

84 = 12*7
96 = 12*8

GCF is 12

paxpolaris · Answer

so you make 12 bouquets ... each with 7 blue balloons and 8 black.

anonymous · Answer

it said that you ahve to have the equal number of color balloons in each bouquet... @PaxPolaris

anonymous · Answer

@PaxPolaris

anonymous · Answer

help

paxpolaris · Answer

i think the  question is poorly worded ... i think what they are trying to say is that all bouquets have to be identical.

anonymous · Answer

oh ok. ill ask my teacher

paxpolaris · Answer

it is not possible for the bouquets to have the same number of blue and red balloons ... AND use up all the balloons

anonymous · Answer

oh. well, the book is stupid, it should go to hell and die in hellfire :D

paxpolaris · Answer

sorry .... lol i mean white when i said black or red

anonymous · Answer

yea i saw dat, just didnt feel like correcting a Mathlete

anonymous · Answer

XD