document.write( "Question 830222: what is the least number of square pieces into which a cardboard,13 ft long and 8 ft wide,can be cut? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "Let the side of each square be x, where x is not necessarily a \r\n" );
document.write( "positive integer.  However there must be a positive integer N such that\r\n" );
document.write( "Nx = 13.  And there must be another positive integer M such that Mx=8\r\n" );
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document.write( "And we want these positive integers N and M to be as small as possible.\r\n" );
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document.write( "So we have\r\n" );
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document.write( "Nx = 13\r\n" );
document.write( "Mx = 8\r\n" );
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document.write( "Dividing equals by equals:\r\n" );
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document.write( "Cancel the x's\r\n" );
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document.write( "Since  is in lowest terms, the smallest\r\n" );
document.write( "integers N and M can be are N=13 and N=8, so the smallest\r\n" );
document.write( "number of squares is to cut it up into 1 ft by 1 ft squares.\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer: 13×8 = 104.\r\n" );
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