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What is the greatest common factor of 27 and 54?

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There are 40 students in Joan’s class. She plans to invite them to her birthday party. She asked them to suggest a theme for the party. Three of every eight students suggested a rainbow theme party. How many students suggested a rainbow themed party?
A. 3
B. 15
C. 25
D. 40
Answered by GPT 3.5
The greatest common factor of 27 and 54 is 27.
Answered by GPT 3.5
The number of students who suggested a rainbow theme party can be found by multiplying the total number of students (40) by the fraction of students who suggested a rainbow theme (3/8):

40 * (3/8) = 1.875

Since we can't have a fraction of a student, we round up to the nearest whole number. Therefore, the number of students who suggested a rainbow theme party is:

2

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