Jazmin is completing an art project. She has two pieces of construction paper. The first piece is 44 cm wide and the second piece is 33 cm wide.
Jazmin wants to cut the paper into strips that are equal in width and are as wide as possible.
How wide should Jazmin cut each strip?
cm wide
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ᴊᴀᴢᴍɪɴ ᴡᴀɴᴛs ᴛᴏ ᴄᴜᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴘᴀᴘᴇʀ ɪɴᴛᴏ sᴛʀɪᴘs ᴛʜᴀᴛ ᴀʀᴇ ᴇϙᴜᴀʟ ɪɴ ᴡɪᴅᴛʜ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀʀᴇ ᴀs ᴡɪᴅᴇ ᴀs ᴘᴏssɪʙʟᴇ.
ᴛʜᴇ ғɪʀsᴛ ᴘɪᴇᴄᴇ ɪs 44 ᴄᴍ ᴡɪᴅᴇ ᴀɴᴅ
ᴛʜᴇ sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ ᴘɪᴇᴄᴇ ɪs 33 ᴄᴍ ᴡɪᴅᴇ.
ᴛᴏ ғɪɴᴅ ᴡᴇ ɴᴇᴇᴅ ᴛᴏ ғɪɴᴅ ʜᴄғ ᴏғ 44 & 33
44 = 2 * 2 * 11
33 = 3 * 11
ᴏɴʟʏ ᴄᴏᴍᴍᴏɴ ғᴀᴄᴛᴏʀ = 11
ᴍᴀxɪᴍᴜᴍ ᴘᴏssɪʙʟᴇ ᴡɪᴅᴛʜ = 11 ᴄᴍ
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