Question

Alice cuts a rectangular sheet of a color paper into identical squares of maximum size to create wrapping for gifts. If a sheet of paper is 120 cm by 96 cm and should be used without leavings of paper, how nmany wrappings can she create?

A. 5
B. 24
C. 20
D.480

Answer 1

Alice can create 24 wrappings from the rectangular sheet of paper.

Step-by-step explanation:

To determine the number of wrappings Alice can create, we need to find the largest square that can fit within the dimensions of the rectangular sheet of paper. The largest square that can fit within both the length and width of the rectangular sheet is the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the length and width. In this case, the GCD of 120 and 96 is 24. Therefore, Alice can create 24 wrappings from the rectangular sheet of paper.