Wednesday, July 25, 2007

Comments on Area

Amount of space taken up by a 2d figure.

Find the maximum possible number of pieces of 10 cm by 10 cm paper to cover up a noticeboard with dimensions 4.5 m by 3 m.

1 comment:

volleyballer said...

4.5m = 450cm
3m = 300cm

I can lay 45 squares along the length and 30 squares along the breadth. Hence,

Total number of squares = 45 x 30
= 1350