Shelly and mickelle are making a quilt. they have a piece of fabric that measures 48 inches by 168 inches.
a. all pieces of fabric must be square with none left over. what is the side length of the largest square pieces into which shelly and mickelle can cut the fabric?
b. how many pieces of this size can shelly and mickelle cut?

a.24 inches

b.14

Step-by-step explanation:

We are given that

Length of piece of fabric=48 inches

Width of piece of fabric=168 inches

a.We have to find the side length of the largest square piece.

To find HCF (48,168)

HCF(48,168)=

Hence, the largest side of square=24 inches.

b.We have to find number of pieces of square.

Area of rectangle=

Area of rectangle=

Area of square=

Area of square=

Number of piece of square=

Hence, the number of piece of square=14

the mean and mad

step-by-step explanation:

36 girls

step-by-step explanation:

the 48 boys is 4 parts of the ratio

divide 48 by 4 to obtain one part of the ratio

= 12 ← 1 part of the ratio

3 parts = 3 × 12 = 36 ← number of girls