Question
The diagrams (not drawn to scale) show a rectangular cardboard Q and a square R. Neave cut as many squares R as he could from rectangular cardboard Q. The remaining part of the rectangular cardboard Q is shown in Figure 1.
  1. What is the length of ST as shown in Figure 1?
  2. What is the greatest number of squares R that Neave could cut from a rectangular cardboard Q?
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The diagrams (not drawn to scale) show a rectangular cardboard Q and a square R. Neave cut as many squares R as he could from rectangular cardboard Q. The remaining part of the rectangular cardboard Q is shown in Figure 1.
  1. What is the length of ST as shown in Figure 1?
  2. What is the greatest number of squares R that Neave could cut from a rectangular cardboard Q?