Jodi is cutting out pieces of paper that measure 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches from a larger sheet of paper that has an area of 1,000 square inches
what is the greatest possible number of pieces of paper that jodi can cut out of the larger sheet?
It’s 93.5 inches dummies
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To find the greatest possible number of pieces Jodi can cut out of the larger sheet, we need to determine the size of each piece that can be cut and then divide the area of the larger sheet by the area of each piece.
Given that each piece measures 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches, we can calculate the area of each piece as follows:
Area of each piece = length x width
Area of each piece = 8 1/2 inches x 11 inches
To calculate the area, we need to convert 8 1/2 inches to a decimal. We can do this by multiplying 8 by 2 (16) and adding 1, which gives us 17. Then we divide 17 by 2 (8.5 inches).
8 1/2 inches = 8.5 inches
Now, we can calculate the area of each piece:
Area of each piece = 8.5 inches x 11 inches
Next, we need to calculate the area of the larger sheet, which is given as 1,000 square inches.
Now, we can find the number of pieces by dividing the area of the larger sheet by the area of each piece:
Number of pieces = Area of the larger sheet / Area of each piece
Number of pieces = 1,000 square inches / (8.5 inches x 11 inches)
Calculating this, we get:
Number of pieces = 11,000 square inches / 93.5 square inches
Finally, divide the areas to find the greatest possible number of pieces:
Number of pieces ≈ 10.6959
Since we cannot have fractional pieces, the greatest possible number of pieces Jodi can cut out from the larger sheet is 10.
Therefore, Jodi can cut out a maximum of 10 pieces of paper from the larger sheet.
not enough information.
Is the large piece a square?
If not, how are the length and width related.
e.g.
it could be 100 by 10, or 50 by 20, or ....