SOLUTION: An army contingent of 616 members is to march behind an army band of 32 members in a parade. The two groups are to march in the same number of columns. What is the maximum number o
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Question 1162483: An army contingent of 616 members is to march behind an army band of 32 members in a parade. The two groups are to march in the same number of columns. What is the maximum number of columns in which they can march?
Answer by greenestamps(13200) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The answer is the greatest common factor of 616 and 32.
The GCF of 32 and 616 is 2^3=8.
ANSWER: maximum number of columns is 8
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