Question

A chessboard has 8 rows and 8 columns. Each row has 4 white squares and 2 black squares. Which expression below would give you the number of black squares on a chessboard?

A. 8 x 8 B. 8 x 4 C. 4 x 4 D. 8+8

Answer 1

the answer to ur question in an 8 by 4

Answer 2

The expression which give you the number of black squares on a chessboard is:

B. 8 x 4

Explanation:

It is given that:

A chessboard has 8 rows and 8 columns.

Each row has 4 white squares and 4 black squares.

This means that the number of white square on a chessboard are:

Number of white square in one row × Number of rows.

= 4 × 8

Similarly,

Number of white square on a chessboard are:

Number of black square in one row × Number of rows.

= 4 × 8