PSLE Opal had a rectangular piece of paper, 41.6 cm by 39 cm. She cut out as many squares as possible from the paper. The side of each square was 3 cm.
- How many squares did Opal cut out?
- What area of the paper was left?
(a)
Number of squares that can be cut out lengthwise
= 41.6 ÷ 3
= 13 r 2.6
Number of squares that can be cut out breadthwise
= 39 ÷ 3
= 13 r 0
Total number of squares
= 13 x 13
= 169
(b)
Remaining length of the paper left = 2.6 cm
Area of the paper left
= 2.6 x 39
= 101.4 cm
2 Answer(s): (a) 169; (b) 101.4 cm
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