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You have 48 in a yellow ribbon and 64 inches of red ribbon you want to cut the ribbon into pieces of equal length with no leftovers what is the greatest length of pieces that you can make?​

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Answer:

16 inches

Explanation:

To determine the answer, you have to find the greatest common factor (GCF) of 48 and 64. This is 16 because 16 x 3 = 48 and 16 x 4 = 64.

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