PSLE Zara had a rectangular piece of paper, 42 cm by 39.1 cm. She cut out as many squares as possible from the paper. The side of each square was 6 cm.
- How many squares did Zara cut out?
- What area of the paper was left?
(a)
Number of squares that can be cut out breadthwise
= 39.1 ÷ 6
= 6 r 3.1
Number of squares that can be cut out lengthwise
= 42 ÷ 6
= 7 r 0
Total number of squares
= 7 x 6
= 42
(b)
Remaining breadth of the paper left = 3.1 cm
Area of the paper left
= 42 x 3.1
= 130.2 cm
2 Answer(s): (a) 42; (b) 130.2 cm
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