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  • 03-08-2020
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The length of a garden is 64m. The width is 24m. Posts for a fence will be made at equal distances around the garden, as far apart from each other as possible. How far apart can the posts be?

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Xema8 Xema8
  • 05-08-2020

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

The maximum possible distance between  two posts for the fence will be given by HCF ( highest common factor ) of 24 and 64

24 = 8 x 3

64 = 8 x 8

highest common factor is 8 .

So distance between two poles ( maximum separation ) will be 8 m .

Ans : 8 m .

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