Question

A piece of paper 24" x 36" needs to be divided into 9 equal pieces. How big should each piece be? Please explain the answer. Thanks.

Answer 1

The size of each of the 9 pieces should be 8" * 6"

How to determine the size of each piece?

The dimension is given as:

Dimension = 24" * 36"

The number of pieces is given as:

Pieces = 9

The size of each piece is then calculated as:

Size = Dimension/Pieces

So, we have;

Size = (24" * 36")/9

Express 9 as 3 * 3

Size = (24" * 36")/(3 * 3)

Divide

Size = 8" * 6"

Hence, the size of each of the 9 pieces should be 8" * 6"

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Answer 2

Each piece of paper is 96 square inches big, if the piece of paper 24" x 36" needs to be divided into 9 equal pieces.

What is the area of the rectangle?

It is defined as the area occupied by the rectangle in two-dimensional planner geometry.

The area of a rectangle can be calculated using the following formula:

Rectangle area = length x width

We have a piece of paper 24" x 36" that needs to be divided into 9 equal pieces.

The total area of the piece of paper = 24" x 36" = 864 square inches

Each piece area if divide into 9 equal parts = 864/9  = 96 square inches

Thus, each piece of paper is 96 square inches big if the piece of paper 24" x 36" needs to be divided into 9 equal pieces.

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