PSLE Shannon had a rectangular piece of paper, 58 cm by 29.8 cm. She cut out as many squares as possible from the paper. The side of each square was 2 cm.
- How many squares did Shannon cut out?
- What area of the paper was left?
(a)
Number of squares that can be cut out breadthwise
= 29.8 ÷ 2
= 14 r 1.8
Number of squares that can be cut out lengthwise
= 58 ÷ 2
= 29 r 0
Total number of squares
= 29 x 14
= 406
(b)
Remaining breadth of the paper left = 1.8 cm
Area of the paper left
= 58 x 1.8
= 104.4 cm
2 Answer(s): (a) 406; (b) 104.4 cm
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