Two ribbons having lengths 50 cm and 75 cm respectively are to be cut into smaller pieces of equal lengths. Find the greatest possible length of each piece.
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Therefore, the answer is 25 pieces of 5cm each.
Step-by-step explanation:
You add the length of the two ribbons first:
75 + 50 = 125
You then find factorise 125, resulting in the last number being 5
You then divide 125 by 5
125/5 = 25
Therefore, the answer is 25 pieces of 5cm each.
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