PSLE Betty had a rectangular piece of paper, 55 cm by 32.7 cm. She cut out as many squares as possible from the paper. The side of each square was 5 cm.
- How many squares did Betty cut out?
- What area of the paper was left?
(a)
Number of squares that can be cut out breadthwise
= 32.7 ÷ 5
= 6 r 2.7
Number of squares that can be cut out lengthwise
= 55 ÷ 5
= 11 r 0
Total number of squares
= 11 x 6
= 66
(b)
Remaining breadth of the paper left = 2.7 cm
Area of the paper left
= 55 x 2.7
= 148.5 cm
2 Answer(s): (a) 66; (b) 148.5 cm
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