Question
Mr. Jeremy has three pieces of thread of length 120 cm, 180 cm and 270 cm. He wishes to cut the three pieces of thread into smaller pieces of equal length with no remainder.
  1. What is the greatest possible length of each of the smaller pieces of thread?
  2. How many of the smaller pieces of thread of equal length can he get?
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Mr. Jeremy has three pieces of thread of length 120 cm, 180 cm and 270 cm. He wishes to cut the three pieces of thread into smaller pieces of equal length with no remainder.
  1. What is the greatest possible length of each of the smaller pieces of thread?
  2. How many of the smaller pieces of thread of equal length can he get?