SOLUTION: "You have 48 yellow blocks and 40 green blocks. What is the greatest number of identical towers that you can build using all 88 blocks?"

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Question 582506: "You have 48 yellow blocks and 40 green blocks.
What is the greatest number of identical towers that you can build using all 88 blocks?"
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056) About Me  (Show Source):
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The number of identical towers must be a factor of both 48 and 40

The greatest common divisor of 48 and 40 is 8

48 = 8×6
40 = 8×5

So the greatest number of towers is 8.

Each tower will have 6 yellow blocks and 5 green blocks


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Edwin