Question

7. Two ropes of lengths 16 m and 24 m are to be cut into small pieces of equal lengths. What will be the maximum length of each piece?​

Answer 1

Answer:

I assume all pieces from both ropes are to be the same length?

If yes, factor the lengths:

2 x 2 x 2 x 2 = 16

2 x 2 x 2 x 3 = 24

2 x 2 x 2 is common to both lengths of rope.

2 x 2 x 2 = 8 meters is the maximum length for all pieces to match in length.