Question

Two wires are 84 cm and 288 cm long. The wires are to be cut into pieces of equal length. Find the maximum length of each piece.​

Answer 1

Answer:

12 cm

Step-by-step explanation:

288 = 2×2×2×2×2×3×3

84 = 2×2×3×7

HCF of 288 and 84 is

2 × 2 × 3 = 12

the wires are to be cut in length of 12 cms

288 --> 24 pieces

84 --> 7 pieces

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