Problema Solution

Mr.jones wants to arrange 24 desk into groups what different sizes of group can mr.jones use

Answer provided by our tutors

we assume Mr. Jones wishes to have equal-size groups and we also assume that a "group of desks" must consist of at least two desks


24 prime factors into 2*2*2*3


2*2*3 = 12

2*2 = 4

2*3 = 6

2*2*2 = 8


12 groups of 2

2 groups of 12

4 groups of 6

6 groups of 4

3 groups of 8

8 groups of 3


there are six equal groups of 2 or more into which 24 desks can be evenly divided