SOLUTION: A group of 23 friends gets together to play a sport. First, people must be divided into teams. Each team has to have exactly 4 players, and no one can be on more than one team. How

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Question 934362: A group of 23 friends gets together to play a sport. First, people must be divided into teams. Each team has to have exactly 4 players, and no one can be on more than one team. How many teams can they make? (It is possible that not everyone can be on a team.)
(Do not include units in your answer.)
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Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Look at the multiples of 4.
4 8 12 16 20 24
You can make 5 teams of 4 and have 3 people left out.