SOLUTION: One possible solution. Mike has 20 strips of wood molding that are each 70 inches long and 6 pieces that are each 28 inches long. He wants to cut all these strips so that each pie
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Question 885132: One possible solution. Mike has 20 strips of wood molding that are each 70 inches long and 6 pieces that are each 28 inches long. He wants to cut all these strips so that each piece has the same length and no wood is left. What is the longest possible length that can be cut? Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! The greatest common divisor of 70 and 28 is 14
14 inches is the longest length that can be cut that
will make all lengths the same
