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20 October, 13:55

A florist has 72 red roses and 40 white roses. If the florist creates the greatest number of identical bouquets possible with a combination of red and white roses without any roses leftover, how many white roses are in each bouquet?

A) 3

B) 5

C) 7

D) 8

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  1. 20 October, 14:38
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    D.

    I found the greatest common factor of 72 and 40

    72: 1,2,3,4,6,8,9,12,13,14,36,72

    40: 1,2,4,5,8,10,20,40

    If I divide both 72 and 40 by 8 I will have 9 red roses and 5 white roses in each bouquet.
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