document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1197216>Question 1197216</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A physical education teacher plans to divide the seventh graders into teams of equal size for a year-ending mock Olympic event. He wants each team to have between 5 and 9 students, and all teams need to have the same number of students. The seventh grade consists of three classes: one with 24 students, one with 27, and one with 21. How many students should be on each team? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "The total number of students is 24+27+21 = 72.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "The requirement of \"between 5 and 9 students\" on each team is not clear; I will assume teams of 5 or 9 are allowed.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "5 and 7 are not factors of 72; but 6, 8, and 9 are.  So there can be<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(1) 6 students on each team (12 teams); or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(2) 8 students on each team (9 teams); or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(3) 9 students on each team (8 teams)<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWERS: 6, 8, or 9 students on each team<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Of course if 9 students on a team is not allowed, then the number of students on each team can only be 6 or 8....<br><BR>\n" );
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