Finding Greatest Common Factors with Groups
Finding Greatest Common Factors with Groups
Find the greatest number of equal groups that can be made from two quantities. Use dogs and cats to discover the greatest common factor.
Putting It All Together
Answer these open ended questions on your own or with others to form deeper math connections.
Offene Frage 1
What is the GCF of two numbers? Provide a step-by-step example to show how to calculate the GCF of two numbers.
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Offene Frage 2
Mike says that the GCF of two numbers is always smaller than the given numbers, or sometimes equal to the smaller of the two. Marcus says that the GCF of two numbers is always equal to the smaller of the two given numbers. Who is correct? Write an example that shows why one of them is wrong.
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