Multiple choice

Sam has two pieces of cloth. One piece is 72 inches wide and the other piece is 90 inches wide. She wants to cut both pieces into strips of equal width that are as wide as possible. How would she cut the strips?

  1. She should cut each piece to be 14 inches wide.

  2. She should cut each piece to be 16 inches wide.

  3. She should cut each piece to be 18 inches wide.

  4. She should cut each piece to be 20 inches wide.
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C Correct answer
Explanation

 HCF of 72 and 90 = 18

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