Mirela has a rectangular piece of paper with an area of 0.35 m2. She cuts the paper into small rectangles with areas of 700 cm2. What is the maximum number of rectangles she can cut?

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Mariela Macias

Mathematics

5 April, 15:49

Mirela has a rectangular piece of paper with an area of 0.35 m2. She cuts the paper into small rectangles with areas of 700 cm2. What is the maximum number of rectangles she can cut?

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Bella Gilbert · Answer 1

5.

Step-by-step explanation:

0.35 m^2 = 0.35 * 100 * 100 = 3500 cm^2 (as there is 100 cm in a meter).

So the maximum number of small rectangles she can cut

= 3500 / 700

= 5.