PSLE
Mrs Yang wanted to divide 28 girls and 24 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 28: 1, 2, 4, 7, 14, 28
Factors of 24: 1, 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, 12, 24
Maximum number of teams
= Highest common factor of 28 and 24
= 4
Number of boys in each team
= 24 ÷ 4
= 6
Answer(s): 6