Black, blue and red cloths are sold in 10 cm, 100 cm and 50 cm long respectively. Zane wanted to buy equal length of each color. What is the least number of rolls of each color he must buy?
- black cloth
- blue cloth
- red cloth
(a)
LCM of 10, 100 and 50 is 100.
Number of rolls for black cloth
= 100 ÷ 10
= 10
(b)
Number of rolls for blue cloth
= 100 ÷ 100
= 1
(c)
Number of rolls for red cloth
= 100 ÷ 50
= 2
Answer(s): (a) 10; (b) 1; (c) 2