A small table has a length of 12 inches and a breadth of b inches. Cubes are placed on the surface of the table so as to cover the entire surface. The maximum side of such cubes is found to be 4 inches. Also, a few such tables are arranged to form a square. The minimum length of side possible for such a square is 80 inches. Find b.  Choose one.
A) 8 B) 16 C) 24 D) 32 E) 48
From the info that the maximum sides of the cubes is 4, we know that the GCF of 12 (=2^2*3) andbis 4 (=2^2), sob=2^x, where x&gt;=2.   From the second premise, we know that the LCM of 12 (2^2*3) andbis 80 (2^4*5), sob=2^4 or 2^4*5 (16 or 80).   Combining 2 premises shows the answer is 16(16).
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A small table has a length of 12 inches and a breadth of b inches. Cubes are placed on the surface of the table so as to cover the entire surface. The maximum side of such cubes is found to be 4 inches. Also, a few such tables are arranged to form a square. The minimum length of side possible for such a square is 80 inches. Find b.