Question

If you have 20 square pieces of wood describe all the different ways you could make a rectangle by placing them side by side

Answer 1

Different ways = {1*20, 2*10, 4*5, 5*4, 10*2, 20*1}

Answer 2

There are 3 ways 1×20, 2×10, 4×5

Explanation:

Consider the provided information.

You have 20 square pieces of wood.

The number 20 can be written as: 2×2×5 = 20

So the ways can be:

1 Way:

2 × 10 = 20 squares or 10 × 2 = 20 squares

2 Way:

5 × 4 = 20 squares or 4 × 5 = 20 squares

3 Way

1 × 20 = 20 squares or 20 × 1 = 20 squares

Therefore, there are 3 ways 1×20, 2×10, 4×5