A quilt is made of 24 equal squares. It measures 3'/ 4.5' rectangle. What is the dimension of 1 square?
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To find the dimension of one square in the quilt, we need to divide the total area of the rectangle by the number of squares.
The rectangle measures 3 feet by 4.5 feet, which means its area is calculated by multiplying the length and width: 3 feet * 4.5 feet = 13.5 square feet.
Since the quilt is made of 24 equal squares, we divide the total area (13.5 square feet) by the number of squares (24) to find the dimension of one square:
13.5 square feet ÷ 24 = 0.5625 square feet.
Therefore, the dimension of one square is 0.5625 square feet.
To find the dimension of one square, we need to divide the length or width of the rectangle by the number of squares. In this case, we have a rectangle that measures 3 feet by 4.5 feet, and there are 24 squares.
Since the width of the rectangle is given as 4.5 feet, we can divide this by the number of squares to find the dimension of one square. Dividing 4.5 by 24 gives us:
4.5 feet / 24 = 0.1875 feet
Therefore, the dimension of one square is 0.1875 feet.
m squares lengthwise
n squares width wise
m/n = 4.5/3
n*m = 24
so
m = 24/n
24/n / n = 4.5/3
24/n^2 = 4.5/3
n^2 = 16
n = 4
then m = 6
3 feet/4 squares = .75 feet on a side for the squares