SOLUTION: Sam has 48 red and 56 green marbles. If he wants to place them in identical groups without any left over, what is the greatest number of groups he can make?

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Question 1132634: Sam has 48 red and 56 green marbles. If he wants to place them in identical groups without any left over, what is the greatest number of groups he can make?
Answer by ikleyn(52792) About Me  (Show Source):
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ANSWER.     8  groups,  each containing  7  green and  6  red marbles.     (*)


            There are other possibilities :

4  groups  each containing  14  green and  12  red marbles.

2  groups  each containing  28  green and  24  red marbles.

1  group  containing  56  green and  48  red marbles.


But only very first case in the answer  section,  marked  (*),  provides the maximal number of groups.