GCF in Action: Real-Life Grouping Challenges for 6th Grade

Sarah has 24 apples and 36 oranges. She wants to pack them into baskets with the same number of fruits in each basket. What is the greatest number of baskets she can make?

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A gardener has 18 red flowers and 30 yellow flowers. He wants to plant them in rows with the same number of flowers in each row. What is the greatest number of rows he can create?

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Tom has 42 marbles and 56 toy cars. He wants to organize them into groups with the same number of items in each group. What is the greatest number of groups he can form?

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In a school, there are 48 students in the basketball team and 60 students in the soccer team. If they want to form teams with the same number of players, what is the greatest number of players per team?

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A chef has 32 cupcakes and 48 cookies. He wants to put them on trays with the same number of treats on each tray. What is the greatest number of trays he can use?

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Lisa has 54 stickers and 72 stamps. She wants to create gift bags with the same number of items in each bag. What is the greatest number of gift bags she can make?

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A music teacher has 36 guitars and 48 drums. She wants to arrange them in groups with the same number of instruments in each group. What is the greatest number of groups she can form?

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There are 40 students in the art club and 60 students in the science club. If they want to form groups with the same number of students, what is the greatest number of students per group?

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A farmer has 28 chickens and 42 ducks. He wants to keep them in pens with the same number of animals in each pen. What is the greatest number of pens he can create?

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Emily has 30 pencils and 45 erasers. She wants to distribute them into boxes with the same number of items in each box. What is the greatest number of boxes she can fill?

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