Question

[Bonus] When do we use HCF? Make a real-life problem that uses HCF.

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Answer 1

Answer:

H.C.F. : We use H.C.F. method where we need :

1) To split things into smaller sections?

2) To equally distribute 2 or more sets of items into their largest grouping?

3) To figure out how many people we can invite?

4) To arrange something into rows or groups?

Real life example : ​Priyanka has two pieces of cloth. One piece is 72 inches wide and the other piece is 90 inches wide. She wants to cut both pieces into strips of equal width that are as wide as possible. How wide should she cut the strips?

Answer: ​

This problem can be solved using H.C.F. because we are cutting or “dividing” the strips of cloth into smaller pieces (Factor) of 72 and 90 (Common) and we are looking for the widest possible strips (Highest).-step