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.
Multiples of 4: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, 24
Multiples of 6: 6, 12, 18, 24
Multiples of 8: 8, 16, 24
Shortest length of thread given to each of them
= Lowest common multiple of 4 m, 6 m and 8 m
= 24 m
Answer(s): 24 m