SOLUTION: Baseball cards were given to every person entering the stadium. One group got 28. the second group got 68. If each person entering received the same number of cards, what was the

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Question 1079359: Baseball cards were given to every person entering the stadium. One group got 28. the second group got 68. If each person entering received the same number of cards, what was the greatest possible number of cards each person could have received?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
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If each person got 2 cards, then
1st group: +28%2F2+=+14+ people
2nd group: +68%2F2+=+34+ people
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If each person got 4 cards, then
1st group: +28%2F4+=+7+ people
2nd group: +68%2F4+=+17+ people
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4 cards is the greatest number each person
could have received