Martin is pasting pieces of square colored paper of equal size onto a board measuring 72 cm by 90 cm. If only whole square piece

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Martin is pasting pieces of square colored paper of equal size onto a board measuring 72 cm by 90 cm. If only whole square piece

s are used, and the board is to be completely covered, find the largest possible length of the side of each square colored paper.

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MAVERICK [17] · Answer 1 · 2021-11-28T20:43:47+03:00

MAVERICK [17]3 years ago

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So if you divide 72 by 4, you get 18; and then if you divide 90 by 5 you get 18. So those are the smallest possible dividends, and your answer for the largest possible length of the side of each square would be 18 cm.