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Ramon wants to cut a rectangular board into identical square pieces. If the board is 18 inches by 30 inches, what is the least number of square pieces he can cut without wasting any of the board?

(A) 4
(B) 6
(C) 9
(D) 12
(E) 15

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Since the greatest common factor of 18 and 30 is 6, the largest square he can cut is 6 inches by 6 inches and thus the least number of square pieces he can cut is (18 x 30)/(6 x 6) = 3 x 5 = 15.

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The area of the rectangular board is 18*30 = 540 sq. units.

Also, 540 = 5*2*2*3*3*3

Since the area of the area of a square is a perfect square number, from the factors of 540, the possiblilities are:

15 squares, each having area as 2*2*3*3 (side : 6 units)
60 squares, each having area as 3*3 (side : 3 units)
135 squares, each having area as 2*2 (side : 2 units)

15 is the least possible number of squares. Option E
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