Mastering Greatest Common Factor in Word Problems

A gardener has 48 flowers and wants to plant them in equal rows. What is the greatest number of rows he can create using the same number of flowers in each row?

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A school is organizing a field trip for 120 students. They want to arrange them into groups with the same number of students in each group. What is the greatest number of groups they can form?

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A factory produces 60 toys and 84 dolls each day. What is the greatest number of complete sets of toys and dolls they can produce if each set contains the same number of toys and dolls?

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A baker has 36 cupcakes and 24 cookies. He wants to package them into boxes with the same number of items in each box. What is the greatest number of boxes he can create?

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A sports team has 90 baseballs and 150 softballs. They want to distribute them into bags with the same number of balls in each bag. What is the greatest number of bags they can fill?

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A teacher has 72 pencils and 48 erasers. She wants to give them out in equal sets. What is the greatest number of sets she can create?

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A concert hall has 80 seats in one section and 120 seats in another. If they want to arrange the seats in rows with the same number of seats in each row, what is the greatest number of rows they can have?

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A farmer has 54 apples and 36 oranges. He wants to pack them into baskets with the same number of fruits in each basket. What is the greatest number of baskets he can fill?

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A library has 96 books and 72 magazines. If they want to organize them into shelves with the same number of items on each shelf, what is the greatest number of shelves they can use?

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A toy store has 45 action figures and 60 dolls. They want to create gift sets with the same number of each toy in every set. What is the greatest number of gift sets they can make?

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