Quick Question: Does this make sense?

Soldato
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Editing a GCSE maths text book at the minute, have this question:

A piece of rope can be cut into an exact number of 6m lengths.
The rope could also be cut into an exact number of 8m lengths.
What is the shortest possible length of the rope?

I know what they're getting at, it's in a chapter about highest common factors and lowest common multiples. They want the answer to be 24m but is it me or is the wording off?

I've only just started this, it's page 6 of a few hundred pages so I dont want to rock the boat too much.

I think it should be
"2 pieces of rope, one can be cut 6m, the other 8m. How many pieces of each are needed to have the same length"

who agrees?
 
But... you did?



...because you're incapable of understanding a GCSE Maths problem? Did you say you're editing it?

good one mate, I forgot how funny you were.

I'm editing it so it makes sense, I had the answer correct and I checked whether it made sense, I'm not arguing that I had it right in the first place am I?
 
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