A square 4 inches on a side is cut up into smaller squares 1 inche on a side. What is the maximum number of such squares that can be formed?

Yes, 16.

4 * 4 = 16

Can you figure it out from this picture?

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It's 16?

Thank YOU!!!

You're welcome, Lauren/Rachel.

To find the maximum number of smaller squares that can be formed from a larger square, we need to determine how many 1x1 inch squares can fit in the larger square.

In this case, we have a square that is 4 inches on each side. To calculate the number of smaller squares that can fit, we need to determine how many 1x1 inch squares can fit along each side of the larger square.

Since the larger square is 4 inches on each side, we can fit 4 rows of smaller squares along each side. Therefore, the maximum number of smaller squares that can be formed is:

4 (rows) x 4 (columns) = 16 squares.

So, the maximum number of smaller squares that can be formed from the larger square is 16.