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Two ropes of length 15m and 20m are to be cut into small pieces of equal length. What is the greatest possible length of each piece?

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  • A1m
  • B3m
  • C5m
  • D10m
Explanation

This is an HCF problem. We need to find the HCF of 15 and 20. Factors of 15 are 1, 3, 5, 15. Factors of 20 are 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 20. The HCF is 5m.

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