Question

Two ropes, one $8$ metres long and the other. $12$ meters long are to be cut into piece of the same length. What will be the maximum possible length of each piece be?

Answer 1

A] Length of two ropes is 12 m & 8 m

Finding GCF of 12 & 8

$12=2\times 2\times 3$

$8=2\times 2\times 2$

$\therefore$ GCF = 4

Thus , maximum length is 4 m .