To find the greatest number of boxes that John could pack the items into, we need to find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the numbers 124, 100, and 120.
The prime factorization of 124 is 2*2*31.
The prime factorization of 100 is 2*2*5*5.
The prime factorization of 120 is 2*2*2*3*5.
Taking the highest power of each prime factor that is common to all three numbers, we find that the GCD is 2*2 = 4.
Therefore, John could pack the items into a maximum of 4 boxes.
john is preparing boxes of school supplies to be sent to countries in need. he packs 124 pencils,100 file folders, and 120 notebooks equally into as many boxes as possible. find the greatest number of boxes that john could pack the items into
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