There are 27 girls and 36 boys who want to participate in a math competition. If each team must have the same ratio of girls and boys, what is the greatest number of teams that can enter?

Question

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Answer 1

Since the ratio of girls and boys must be the same in each team, and all the competitors must be involved, it means that each team's ratio of boys : girls must be equal to the total ratio of Boys : Girls = 36 :27= 4 / 3.

Now 4 / 3, the most simplified version of 36 / 27, happens by dividing the numerator & demoninator by 9 (the greatest number it can divide by). So the greatest number will be 9 teams, each of 4 Boys & 3 Girls.