Arthur has $3$ pieces of rope with lengths of $36$ cm, $144$ cm and $252$ cm. He wishes to c

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Arthur has $3$ pieces of rope with lengths of $36$ cm, $144$ cm and $252$ cm. He wishes to cut the $3$ pieces of rope into smaller pieces of rope of equal length with no remainders. What is the greatest possible length of the cut rope? How many of such rope with the greatest possible length can he get?

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(a) $36\text{ cm}$ (b) $12$ ropes

Highest Common Factor and Its Applications

Highest Common Factor and Its Applications

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