Answer:
i. No, Maurice statement is wrong
ii. Stephan does not have sufficient pieces of wood to make the tray because the square inches required is more than what he has.
Explanation:
Stephan's piece of wood measures; 18 inches in length and 12 inches in width. Since the piece of wood has a shape of a rectangle,the area of the piece of wood = length × width = 18 × 12 = 216 square inchesAccording to Maurice's statement, he could make a tray that has a base of 1012 inches by 1012 inches. The base has the shape of a square, so that; the area of the base = length × width = = 1012 ×1012 = 1024144 squared inchesThis shows that Stephan does not have sufficient wood to make the tray because the square inches required is more than what he has.