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# Company H distributed $4,000 and 180 pencils evenly among it  Question banks Downloads My Bookmarks Reviews Important topics Author Message TAGS: GRE Prep Club Legend Joined: 07 Jun 2014 Posts: 4856 GRE 1: Q167 V156 WE: Business Development (Energy and Utilities) Followers: 102 Kudos [?]: 1742 [1] , given: 397 Company H distributed$4,000 and 180 pencils evenly among it [#permalink]  12 Aug 2018, 15:32
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Company H distributed $4,000 and 180 pencils evenly among its employees, with each employee getting an equal integer number of dollars and an equal integer number of pencils. What is the greatest number of employees that could work for company H? (A) 9 (B) 10 (C) 20 (D) 40 (E) 180 [Reveal] Spoiler: OA _________________ Sandy If you found this post useful, please let me know by pressing the Kudos Button Try our free Online GRE Test GRE Prep Club Legend Joined: 07 Jun 2014 Posts: 4856 GRE 1: Q167 V156 WE: Business Development (Energy and Utilities) Followers: 102 Kudos [?]: 1742 [2] , given: 397 Re: Company H distributed$4,000 and 180 pencils evenly among it [#permalink]  15 Aug 2018, 05:17
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In order to distribute $4,000 and 180 pencils evenly, the number of employees must be a factor of each of these two numbers. Because the question asks for the greatest number of employees possible, start by checking the greatest choices: (E)$4,000 could not be evenly distributed among 180 employees (although 180 pencils could).

(D) $4,000 could be evenly divided among 40 people, but 180 pencils could not. (C) is the greatest choice that works—$4,000 and 180 pencils could each be evenly distributed among 20 people.

Alternatively, find the greatest common factor (GCF) of the two numbers. Factor: $$4,000 = 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 2 \times 5 \times 5 \times 5 = 2^5 \times 5^3$$ and $$180 = 2 \times 2 \times 3 \times 3 \times 5 = 2^2 \times 3^2 \times 5$$. These numbers have 2 × 2 × 5 in common, so 20 is the GCF.
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Re: Company H distributed $4,000 and 180 pencils evenly among it [#permalink] 15 Aug 2018, 17:57 The answer has to be a factor of both, so substitution will solve this problem quickly. Re: Company H distributed$4,000 and 180 pencils evenly among it   [#permalink] 15 Aug 2018, 17:57
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