Two pieces of ribbon, one with a length of 63 inches and another with a length of 42 inches are cut into pieces of equal length without remainder. Find the greatest possible length that the pieces can be.

arrange the equations with like terms in columns.

analyze the coefficients of x or y.

add the equations and solve for the remaining variable.

substitute the value into either equation and solve.

check the solution.

step-by-step explanation:

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step-by-step explanation:

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step-by-step explanation:

step 1: solve one of the equations for one of the variables. let's solve the first equation for y:

step 2: substitute that equation into the other equation, and solve for x.

step 3: substitute x = 4 x = 4 x=4 into one of the original equations, and solve for y.