PSLE Kylie had a rectangular piece of paper, 56 cm by 38.8 cm. She cut out as many squares as possible from the paper. The side of each square was 2 cm.
- How many squares did Kylie cut out?
- What area of the paper was left?
(a)
Number of squares that can be cut out breadthwise
= 38.8 ÷ 2
= 19 r 0.8
Number of squares that can be cut out lengthwise
= 56 ÷ 2
= 28 r 0
Total number of squares
= 28 x 19
= 532
(b)
Remaining breadth of the paper left = 0.8 cm
Area of the paper left
= 56 x 0.8
= 44.8 cm
2 Answer(s): (a) 532; (b) 44.8 cm
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