Question

There are 16 forwards and 40 guards in Leo's basketball league. Leo must include all players on a team and wants each team to have the same number of guards. If Leo creates the greatest number of teams possible, how many guards will be on each team?

Answer 1

List the multiples of each number:

16:  1, 2 , 4, 8 , 16

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

The greatest common multiple is 8

40 guards / 8 = 5

There will be 5 guards on each team.