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Two ropes, one
8
metres long and the other.
1
2
meters long are to be cut into piece of the same length. What will be the maximum possible length of each piece be?
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A] Length of two ropes is 12 m & 8 m
Finding GCF of 12 & 8
1
2
=
2
×
2
×
3
8
=
2
×
2
×
2
∴
GCF = 4
Thus , maximum length is 4 m .
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