SOLUTION: Cathy has two strips of colored cardboard with lengths of 72 cm and 84 cm. She wants to cut them into shorter pieces. What is the longest possible length that she can cut both o
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Question 990014: Cathy has two strips of colored cardboard with lengths of 72 cm and 84 cm. She wants to cut them into shorter pieces. What is the longest possible length that she can cut both of them so that no cardboard is wasted? How many pieces will she get?
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Cathy has two strips of colored cardboard with lengths of 72 cm and 84 cm. She wants to cut them into shorter pieces. What is the longest possible length that she can cut both of them so that no cardboard is wasted? How many pieces will she get?
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72 = 8*9 = 2^3*3^2
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84 = 2^2*3*7
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Greatest common divisor:: 2^2*3 = 12
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Ans:
longest possible:: 12 cm
# of 12 in 72 = 6 pieces
# of 12 in 84 = 7 pieces
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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