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A teacher is making back to school supply gifts for his students. He has 72 pencils and 96 erasers. If he is giving each student the same number of pencils and the same number of erasers, how many students are in his class? He will have no extra bags after he distributes them.(1 point)
There must be students in his class.
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There must be 24 students in his class.
Reason: The number of identical bags equals the greatest common divisor of 72 and 96, which is 24. Each student would get 72/24 = 3 pencils and 96/24 = 4 erasers.
Reason: The number of identical bags equals the greatest common divisor of 72 and 96, which is 24. Each student would get 72/24 = 3 pencils and 96/24 = 4 erasers.
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