Praxis 5003 Practice Question
Students are determining all of the ways that a collection of 36 pencils can be split into equal-sized groups. Which THREE numbers could be the size of one of the groups?
Correct Answer: A,B,D
Rationale: To find the possible group sizes for 36 pencils, we need to identify the divisors of 36.
Option A (3) is valid because 36 divided by 3 equals 12, resulting in equal groups.
Option B (4) is also valid; 36 divided by 4 equals 9, allowing for equal-sized groups.
Option D (6) works as well, since 36 divided by 6 equals 6, forming equal groups of 6.
Option C (5) is incorrect because 36 is not divisible by 5, resulting in a fraction rather than whole groups.
Option E (8) is also incorrect; 36 divided by 8 does not yield a whole number, thus failing to create equal groups.
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