PSLE Gillian had a rectangular piece of paper, 63.8 cm by 40 cm. She cut out as many squares as possible from the paper. The side of each square was 4 cm.
- How many squares did Gillian cut out?
- What area of the paper was left?
(a)
Number of squares that can be cut out lengthwise
= 63.8 ÷ 4
= 15 r 3.8
Number of squares that can be cut out breadthwise
= 40 ÷ 4
= 10 r 0
Total number of squares
= 10 x 15
= 150
(b)
Remaining length of the paper left = 3.8 cm
Area of the paper left
= 3.8 x 40
= 152 cm
2 Answer(s): (a) 150; (b) 152 cm
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