There are two loaf cakes. One is 36cm long and one is 27cm long. They want to cut the cake up and sell the slices, but all the s

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AlladinOne [14]

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There are two loaf cakes. One is 36cm long and one is 27cm long. They want to cut the cake up and sell the slices, but all the s

lices must be equal. What is the largest slices that they can cut them into?

Mathematics

1 answer:

kumpel [21] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-06T21:41:23+03:00

Answer:

9cm

Step-by-step explanation:

find the common factor between the two numbers. in this case, 36/4 is 9 and 27/3 is 9. this means that you can have 3 pieces from the 27cm cake and 4 pieces from the 36cm cake. in total you would have 7 of the 9cm slices of cake. hope this help!