Question
Zara, Barbara and Winnie were each given a piece of thread of equal length. Zara cut hers into equal lengths of 4 m, Barbara cut hers into equal lengths of 6 m, and Winnie cut hers into equal lengths of 8 m. If there were no remainder in each case, find the shortest length of thread given to each of them.
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Zara, Barbara and Winnie were each given a piece of thread of equal length. Zara cut hers into equal lengths of 4 m, Barbara cut hers into equal lengths of 6 m, and Winnie cut hers into equal lengths of 8 m. If there were no remainder in each case, find the shortest length of thread given to each of them.