PSLE Shannon had a rectangular piece of paper, 45 cm by 26.4 cm. She cut out as many squares as possible from the paper. The side of each square was 3 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
= 26.4 ÷ 3
= 8 r 2.4
Number of squares that can be cut out lengthwise
= 45 ÷ 3
= 15 r 0
Total number of squares
= 15 x 8
= 120
(b)
Remaining breadth of the paper left = 2.4 cm
Area of the paper left
= 45 x 2.4
= 108 cm
2 Answer(s): (a) 120; (b) 108 cm
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