asked 125k views
5 votes
If your paper has 128 rectangles, how many folds did you make?

asked
User Wstomv
by
7.9k points

1 Answer

2 votes
If you fold a piece of paper, it will have 2 rectangles.
If you fold it again, it will have 4 rectangles.
If you fold it again, it will have 8 rectangles.
So, if you fold it n times, it will have 2^n rectangles.


2^n=128 \\ 2^n=2^7 \\ n=7

If your paper has 128 rectangles, you made 7 folds.
answered
User Matt McClellan
by
7.6k points

No related questions found

Welcome to Qamnty — a place to ask, share, and grow together. Join our community and get real answers from real people.