Question

A rectangular cake has a length of 22 1/2 inches and a width of 10 inches. How many whole, square pieces of cake with side lengths of 2 1/2 inches can be cut from the cake?

Answer 1

well, we need to find the area of the cake.  22.5 times 10 is 225.  That is the area then we need to find the area of each piece of cake.  2.5 times 2.5 is 6.26.
so divide the area of the cake by the area of each piece to find how many pieces can be cut.
225/6.25=36  36 pieces of cake can be cut from the cake

Answer 2

36 square pieces of cake can be cut from the rectangular cake.

What is rectangle?

"A Rectangle is a four sided-polygon, having all the internal angles equal to 90 degrees. The two sides at each corner or vertex, meet at right angles."

What is square?

"A square is a shape that has four straight sides of the same length and four angles of 90 degrees"

It is given that the cake is a rectangle and squares are cut from it.

To find the area of the cake:

Area =  22.5 × 10

        = 225

The area of each square piece cut from the cake:

Area = 2.5²

        =6.25

To find the number of pieces cut, divide the area of the cake by the area of each piece.

$\frac{225}{6.25}=36$

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