Question

Kate had a square piece of paper of side 50cm.She cut out as many rectangles as possible from it. each rectangle must be measuring 5cm by 3cm.How many rectangles did she cut out?

Answer 1

She can make 166 rectangles 5 cm by 3 cm.

Explanation:

50 cm × 50 cm = 2500 cm²

5 cm × 3 cm = 15 cm²

2500 cm² / 15 cm² = 166.6666...

She can make 166 rectangles 5 cm by 3 cm.