Length of a string

What is the smallest length of a string that we can cut into 18 equal parts and even 27 equal parts (in decimeters)?

Correct result:

x =  54 dm

Solution:

18=2⋅32 27=33 LCM(18,27)=2⋅33=54  x=LCM(18,27)=54 dm

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