SOLUTION: Dominic had two pieces of cloth.One piece is 72 inches wide and the other one is 90 inches wide.He wants to cut both pieces into stripes of equal width that are as wide as pooisble
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Question 1108632: Dominic had two pieces of cloth.One piece is 72 inches wide and the other one is 90 inches wide.He wants to cut both pieces into stripes of equal width that are as wide as pooisble.How wide should he cute the stripes?
Answer by KMST(5328) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Dominic should cut strips inches wide.
He will get 4 strips out of the piece that is 72 inches wide,
and 5 strips out of the piece that is 90 inches wide.
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