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Squares in Rectangles printable worksheet
A 2 by 3 rectangle contains 8 squares. Can you see how?
A 3 by 4 rectangle contains 20 squares. Can you see how?
A 4 by 6 rectangle contains 50 squares. Can you see how?
What size rectangle contains exactly 100 squares?
Is there more than one?
Can you find them all?
Can you prove that there are no more?
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Can you work out the area of the inner square and give an explanation of how you did it?
With one cut a piece of card 16 cm by 9 cm can be made into two pieces which can be rearranged to form a square 12 cm by 12 cm. Explain how this can be done.