PSLE Irene had a rectangular piece of paper, 59.6 cm by 34 cm. She cut out as many squares as possible from the paper. The side of each square was 2 cm.
- How many squares did Irene cut out?
- What area of the paper was left?
(a)
Number of squares that can be cut out lengthwise
= 59.6 ÷ 2
= 29 r 1.6
Number of squares that can be cut out breadthwise
= 34 ÷ 2
= 17 r 0
Total number of squares
= 17 x 29
= 493
(b)
Remaining length of the paper left = 1.6 cm
Area of the paper left
= 1.6 x 34
= 54.4 cm
2 Answer(s): (a) 493; (b) 54.4 cm
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