Question

The wilderness Highway is 98 miles long.The Green Mountain Highway is 84 miles long.The Highway Department plans to build sheds on both highways.Each highway will have sheds at both ends and at equally-spaced intervals along the highway.The interval between sheds will be the same on both highways.....What is the greatest distance apart that the highway department can build the sheds?

Answer 1

Please help

Answer 2

@nikato

Answer 3

@razor99

Answer 4

I dont know where to start

Answer 5

i think the first thing to do is to list out factors in 98 and 84

Answer 6

So i have to list the greatest common factor of 98 and 84
Am i correct?

Answer 7

yes. and once u find that, that would be ur largest interval

Answer 8

there will be two answers for the largerst interval......?

Answer 9

there should only be one answer

Answer 10

*Idea

Answer 11

Oh wait its 14

Answer 12

yes

Answer 13

And now what do we do?

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thats it. 14 would be ur largest inerval

Answer 15

So thats it. Thats the answer

Answer 16

yup 14miles

Answer 17

Thank you soo much

Answer 18

ur welcome