There are 4 5-passenger taxis available so that's 4 x 5 = 20 total seats. There are 24 people needing transportation leaving 24 - 20 = 4 who will have to find other transportation.

The amount of flour you need is (2\(\frac{3}{8}\) - 1\(\frac{1}{8}\)) cups. Rewrite the quantities so they share a common denominator and subtract:

(\( \frac{19}{8} \) - \( \frac{9}{8} \)) cups
\( \frac{10}{8} \) cups
1\(\frac{1}{4}\) cups

The area of a rectangle is width (w) x height (h). In this problem we know that the rectangle is twice as long as it is wide so h = 2w. The perimeter of a rectangle is 2w + 2h and we know that the perimeter of this rectangle is 36 meters so the equation becomes: 2w + 2h = 36.

Putting these two equations together and solving for width (w):

2w + 2h = 36
w + h = \( \frac{36}{2} \)
w + h = 18
w = 18 - h

From the question we know that h = 2w so substituting 2w for h gives us:

w = 18 - 2w
3w = 18
w = \( \frac{18}{3} \)
w = 6

Since h = 2w that makes h = (2 x 6) = 12 and the area = h x w = 6 x 12 = 72 m²

Calculate the number of vans needed by dividing the number of people that need transported by the capacity of one van:

vans = \( \frac{88}{15} \) = 5\(\frac{13}{15}\)

So, it will take 5 full vans and one partially full van to transport the entire team making a total of 6 vans.

The greatest common factor (GCF) is the greatest factor that divides two integers.