Answer to Question #304962 in Algebra for badshah

Question

Inayah is making a board game that is 16 inches by 24 inches. She wants to use square tiles. What is the largest tile she can use? Briefly explain the technique you used to solve this question.

Answer 1

Greatest Common Factor of 16 and 24

GCF(16, 24)=8

The largest tile Maya can use 8 inches $\times$ 8 inches. She will have a total of six 8'' square tiles on her game board.