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You have a 25 cm piece of ribbon. How many cuts do you need to make to obtain the greatest number of pieces, where each piece is a different length and the length of each piece is a whole number, in centimeters?

User Bobola
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Answer:

The cloth length is 400cm

Explanation:

User Wajdi Hh
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Answer:

5

Explanation:

honestly the easiest way to do this question is trial and error.

to cut the ribbon into 5 pieces they have to be sizes 3cm, 4cm, 5cm, 6cm and 7cm

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