Question

Q. 15. Three ropes are of length 36 m, 18m and 72m are to be cut into small pieces of equal
lengths. What will be the maximum length of each piece?
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Answer 1

Answer:

1.

18 m can be the Max length if second rope is not cut. 36 becomes 18x2 , 72 becomes 18x4.

2. now if it Mandatory to cut all , 9 is highest possible Factor :

36 = 9×4

18= 9x2

72= 9x8