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In Mathematics / Middle School | 2014-09-13

A teacher divides 36 students into equal groups for a scavenger hunt. Each group should have at least 4 students but no more than 8 students.

What are the possible group sizes?

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Answer (3)

6 groups of 6 9 groups of 4

Answered by jbott17 | 2024-06-10

The **possible **group size is (6×6)
What are factors ?
factors of a given number are those numbers which **divides **the given number **completely **including 1 and the number it self.
According to the **given **question.
A teacher **divides **36 students into **equal **groups for a scavenger hunt. Each group should have at **least **4 students but no **more **than 8 students.
The factors of 36 are 1, 2,3,4,6,9,12,18,36 and a group can be **formed **by taking any **two **numbers in the form (1st,last) or (2nd,2nd last)... this way.
But the given **condition **is that Each group should have at least 4 students but no more than 8 students.
∴Only **one **group can be formed by the pair which is (6×6).
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Answered by shashankvt | 2024-06-16

The possible group sizes for dividing 36 students into equal groups are 4 students per group or 6 students per group. Groups of 8 students are not valid because it would result in half a group. Therefore, only 4 and 6 are the valid configurations.
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Answered by shashankvt | 2024-08-28