PSLE Tammy had a rectangular piece of paper, 42 cm by 32.6 cm. She cut out as many squares as possible from the paper. The side of each square was 6 cm.
- How many squares did Tammy cut out?
- What area of the paper was left?
(a)
Number of squares that can be cut out breadthwise
= 32.6 ÷ 6
= 5 r 2.6
Number of squares that can be cut out lengthwise
= 42 ÷ 6
= 7 r 0
Total number of squares
= 7 x 5
= 35
(b)
Remaining breadth of the paper left = 2.6 cm
Area of the paper left
= 42 x 2.6
= 109.2 cm
2 Answer(s): (a) 35; (b) 109.2 cm
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