Homework Help: math

Posted by stephy 3 on Friday, December 21, 2012 at 7:07am.

a florist has 20 daisies and 36 carnations. She wants to put the same number of each type of flower into vases. what are the possible number of vases she can use?

math - drwls, Friday, December 21, 2012 at 7:39am
20 & 36 in one, or
10 and 18 on two, or
5 and 9 in four.
There are no other possibilities.
The number of vases must be a prime factor of both 20 and 36.
math - Anonymous, Friday, December 21, 2012 at 7:21pm
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