PSLE Jane had a rectangular piece of paper, 42 cm by 34.5 cm. She cut out as many squares as possible from the paper. The side of each square was 2 cm.
- How many squares did Jane cut out?
- What area of the paper was left?
(a)
Number of squares that can be cut out breadthwise
= 34.5 ÷ 2
= 17 r 0.5
Number of squares that can be cut out lengthwise
= 42 ÷ 2
= 21 r 0
Total number of squares
= 21 x 17
= 357
(b)
Remaining breadth of the paper left = 0.5 cm
Area of the paper left
= 42 x 0.5
= 21 cm
2 Answer(s): (a) 357; (b) 21 cm
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