Question

Mrs.agustin has 3coils of wire that are 32m,48m and 64m long respectively.she cuts the wires such that the wires have the same length possible . What is the maximum possible length of each cut of wire?

Answer 1

Answer:

16m

Explanation:

There are 3 coils

GCF of 32m , 48m, and 64m = 16

32 - 1,2,4,8, 16 ,32

48 - 1,2,3,4,6,8,12, 16 , 24,48         ( greatest/highest common factor of the 3                                                                          numbers..)

64 - 1,2,4,8, 16 ,32,64                                                            

So the maximum possible length of each cut of wire is 16 m.

Answer 2

Answer:

16m

16m is the answer for this question