SOLUTION: At a summer picnic, 165 children will participate in a relay race. Each team must be the same size. How many children could be on each team?

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Question 1053586: At a summer picnic, 165 children will participate in a relay race. Each team must be the same size. How many children could be on each team?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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I'm assuming you only want teams that use exactly 165 children so no one is left out. So look at factors of 165.
165=1%2A3%2A5%2A11
So
1 team of 165
3 teams of 55
5 teams of 33
11 teams of 15
15 teams of 11
33 teams of 5
55 teams of 3
165 teams of 1
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8 ways in total.