Question

James has 27 metres of red wire and 12 metres

of black wire. He needs to cut both wires into
smaller pieces so that all of the smaller pieces are
the same length and there is no wire left over. The
length of each piece must be a whole number of
metres.
What is the longest he can make each smaller
piece of wire? Give your answer in metres (m).

Answer 1

Answer:2m

Explanation:

as the factors of 12 are:1, 2, 3, 4, 6 and 12

and the factors of 26 are:1, 2, 13 and 26

so if you are talking meters 2 would be the longest

i hope you get this right x

Answer 2

3m

Explanation:

red wire = 27

black wire= 12

so, we take HCF (highest common factor)

which would be 3 so all the wires would be cut into 3m long.

I hope it helps.