Question

Rajan has two coloured ropes of lengths 720 cm and 540 cm. If he is cutting them into pieces of equal length, what is the greatest possible length of each equal piece so that there is no wastage?

Answer 1

Answer:

16=2×2×2×2

20=2×2×5

Maximum length of the piece that has to be cut=H.C.F of 16m and 20m

Now HCF of 16 and 20 is 4

∴ Required length=4m

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