PSLE Emily had a rectangular piece of paper, 56.5 cm by 30 cm. She cut out as many squares as possible from the paper. The side of each square was 6 cm.
- How many squares did Emily cut out?
- What area of the paper was left?
(a)
Number of squares that can be cut out lengthwise
= 56.5 ÷ 6
= 9 r 2.5
Number of squares that can be cut out breadthwise
= 30 ÷ 6
= 5 r 0
Total number of squares
= 5 x 9
= 45
(b)
Remaining length of the paper left = 2.5 cm
Area of the paper left
= 2.5 x 30
= 75 cm
2 Answer(s): (a) 45; (b) 75 cm
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