Question

The lengths in feet of three pieces of timber are 48, 72, and 40. The sawmill operator needs to cut the timber into logs of equal length with no waste. How many feet long is the greatest possible length she can cut?
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Answer 1

Therefore she can cut 8 feet long log.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given,

The lengths in feet of three pieces of timber are 48,72 and 40. The sawmill operator needs to cut the timber into logs of equal length with no waste.

The HCF of 48 , 72 and 40 is =8

Therefore she can cut 8 feet long log.