Jaslyn, Dana and Yen were each given a piece of streamer of equal length. Jaslyn cut hers into equal lengths of 4 m, Dana cut hers into equal lengths of 7 m, and Yen cut hers into equal lengths of 8 m. If there were no remainder in each case, find the shortest length of streamer given to each of them.
Multiples of 4: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56
Multiples of 7: 7, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 49, 56
Multiples of 8: 8, 16, 24, 32, 40, 48, 56
Shortest length of streamer given to each of them
= Lowest common multiple of 4 m, 7 m and 8 m
= 56 m
Answer(s): 56 m