PSLE
Mrs Sim wanted to divide 56 girls and 40 boys equally into as many teams as possible. Each team had the same number of children. The number of boys in each team was the same. How many boys were there in each team?
Factors of 56: 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 56
Factors of 40: 1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 10, 20, 40
Maximum number of teams
= Highest common factor of 56 and 40
= 8
Number of girls in each team
= 56 ÷ 8
= 7
Answer(s): 7