Question

Ribbon wands are made from strips of ribbon tied to sticks. Connie has 84 feet of red ribbon, 48 feet of blue ribbon, and 72 feet of white ribbon. She wants to cut the ribbons into equal lengths that are as long as possible so that no ribbon is wasted

How many pieces of each color will she have?

Answer 1

Connie can cut the ribbon into 12 foot pieces.

Explanation:

For these problems we should find the GCF, which is 12.