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Jerome is making prizes for a game at the school fair. He has two bags of different pins, one with 15 square pins and one with 20 round pins. Every prize will have one kind of pin. Each prize will have the same number of pins. What is the greatest number of pins Jerome can put in each prize?

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The answer is 5 pins per bag

Answer: There are 5 pins which is the greatest number of pins that he can put in each prize.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

Number of square pins = 15

Number of round pins = 20

We need to find the greatest number of pins Jerome can put in each prize.

According to question, Every prize will have one kind of pin. Each prize will have the same number of pins.

So, H.C.F. of 15 and 20 = 5

Hence, there are 5 pins which is the greatest number of pins that he can put in each prize.

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