Question

The glee club has 120 cupcakes to sell. they have decided to arrange the cupcakes in the shape of a rectangle, such that the rows have an even number of cupcakes and the columns have an odd number of cupcakes. How many arrangements of cupcakes can they create? Explain.

Answer 1

Glee club has 120 cupcakes to sell; they want to arrange it into a rectangle shape.

With an even rows and odd column In it.

=> 120 cupcakes all in all

=> 2 x 2 x 2 x 15

=> 8 x 15

=> 120

Thus, there will be 8 rows (which is even) in all and 15 columns (which is odd) of cupcakes in a rectangular shape in all.

Thus the glee club will arrange 8 by 15 rectangular shaped cupcakes.

Answer 2

Glee club has 120 cupcakes to sell; they want to arrange it into a rectangle shape.
With an even rows and odd column In it.
=> 120 cupcakes all in all
=> 2 x 2 x 2 x 15
=> 8 x 15
=> 120
Thus, there will be 8 rows (which is even) in all and 15 columns (which is odd) of cupcakes in a rectangular shape in all.
Thus the glee club will arrange 8 by 15 rectangular shaped cupcakes.