Question

A metal plate measuring 32cm by 12 cm is cut up into small squares of side length 4 cm.how many squares will be cut

Answer 1

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area of metal plate = 32 * 12 = 384 cm

area of small square = 384 / 16 = 24

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Answer 2

let number of small squares required be x.
then area of metal plate and small squares will be equal then length X breadth is equals to area of square.
$32 \times 12 = 4 \times 4 \times x$
$x = 32 \times 12 \div 16$
$x = 24$