A rectangular piece of paper measures 280 cm by 140 cm . How many circles of radius 7 cm can be cut out from it? Take pie = 22/7 Answer ASAP

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asked Nov 23, 2024 213k views

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Pritt Balagopal · Answer 1 · 2024-11-29T19:56:42+0000

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rectangle area = length*width = 280*140 = 39,200 square cm

circle area = pi*r^2 = (22/7)*(7)^2 = 154 square cm

Divide the two areas

39200/154 = 254.54545 approximately

That rounds down to 254

Rounding to 255 will not work because there won't be enough paper for that 255th circle