PSLE Hilda had a rectangular piece of paper, 68 cm by 34.4 cm. She cut out as many squares as possible from the paper. The side of each square was 2 cm.
- How many squares did Hilda cut out?
- What area of the paper was left?
(a)
Number of squares that can be cut out breadthwise
= 34.4 ÷ 2
= 17 r 0.4
Number of squares that can be cut out lengthwise
= 68 ÷ 2
= 34 r 0
Total number of squares
= 34 x 17
= 578
(b)
Remaining breadth of the paper left = 0.4 cm
Area of the paper left
= 68 x 0.4
= 27.2 cm
2 Answer(s): (a) 578; (b) 27.2 cm
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