Question

(1) Helen has two sheets of cloth. One sheet is 456 inches wide and the other sheet is 120 inches wide. She wants to divide the sheets into strips of equal width without wasting any cloth such that they are as wide as possible. How wide should she cut the strips?

Answer 1

Answer: She should cut the strips 4 inches wide.

Step-by-step explanation:

Width of 1st sheet = 456 inches

Width of 2nd sheet= 120 inches

She wants maximum width of sheet that means we will need to take H.C.F of 456 and 120.

Therefore, Width of strips she must cut= H.C.F OF 476 and 120

                                                                   = 4 inches