Question

Anne bought a piece of ribbon that is 7 over 9 m long. She used 3 over 18 m of it to tie a birthday present. She then used the remaining ribbon to form squares of sides 1 over 16 m. What was the maximum number of squares she could form?

Answer 1

9 squares

Explanation:

Anne bought a piece of ribbon = 7 over 9 m long = 63 m²

she used = 3 over 18 m = 54 m²

left = 9 m²

maximum number of squares she could form of 1 m = 9