document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=939709>Question 939709</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a rectangular piece of paper has a length of 25cm and a breadth of 20 cm. The piece of paper is cut into a number of identical squares such that no part of the paper is left unused.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(i) Calculate the largest possible length of each aquare piece that can be cut.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(ii) how many squares pieces are obtained? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #572662 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><B>josgarithmetic(39617)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=josgarithmetic><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=572662\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Hard to formalize, but intuition about those values indicates squares of edge 5 cm.  The 25 and the 20 both are whole number products of the factor 5.  Also 5 is the largest factor contained in both 25 and 20.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How many of 5*5 are in 25*20?  Arithmetic division.    20 squares. </SPAN>\n" );
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