PSLE
Mrs Teo wanted to divide 56 boys and 32 girls equally into as many teams as possible. Each team had the same number of children. The number of girls in each team was the same. How many girls were there in each team?
Factors of 56: 1, 2, 4, 7, 8, 14, 28, 56
Factors of 32: 1, 2, 4, 8, 16, 32
Maximum number of teams
= Highest common factor of 56 and 32
= 8
Number of girls in each team
= 32 ÷ 8
= 4
Answer(s): 4