Question

A 14 cm long stick is to be divided into smaller pieces of equal length. If minimum number of pieces are 2, then the maximum length of each smaller pieces will be ________

• A. 14 cm
• B. 7 cm
• C. 6 cm
• D. 2 cm

Answer 1

The correct option is B 7 cm

Since 14 cm long stick is to be divided into smaller pieces of equal length, we have to find the factors of 14.

The factors of 14 are : 1, 2, 7, 14.

Number of pieces $\times$ Length of each piece
= 14 cm

1 $\times$ 14 = 14
2 $\times$ 7 = 14
7 $\times$ 2 = 14
14 $\times$ 1 = 14

So, the maximum length will be 7 cm when the given stick is divided into 2 smaller pieces each of 7 cm length.