Question

Niharika has two pieces of Ribbon re 576 CM blue 736 cm. she wants to cut this pieces into smaller equal pieces to distribute among her friends


a)what is the length of the longest piece that can be cut so that no Ribbon is wasted?

b)how many pieces of Red Ribbon and green ribbon will Niharika get?

c)by not wasting the Ribbon while cutting which quantity is shown by Niharika? ​

Answer 1

Answer:

a) the length of the longest piece = 32cm

b) number of red ribbons = 18 and blue = 23

c) we should try to utilise things to full extent

Step-by-step explanation:

you need to find the HCF

so hcf of 576 and 736 is 32

number of red ribbons = 576 / 32 = 18

number of blue ribbons = 736 / 32 = 23