SOLUTION: what is the greatest number so that if 6is subtract from it the difference will exactly divide 84&180

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Question 1034176: what is the greatest number so that if 6is subtract from it the difference will exactly divide 84&180
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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Well, first we have to figure out what is the largest number that will go into 84 and 180 evenly...I'm thinking that would be 12...
Thus the number you want is 18...since if you take six away, you get 12...