Question

Sandy has 6 sheets of colored paper. She uses 4 sheets to make posters. She cuts the remaining paper into equal rectangles to make greeting cards. Each rectangle is 1/4 of a sheet of colored paper. How many greeting cards does Sandy make?

Answer 1

Sandy used 4 sheets to make posters, leaving her with 2 sheets of paper. Each sheet can be cut into 4 rectangles, so she can make 8 greeting cards in total.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question involves Sandy who has 6 sheets of colored paper and uses 4 to make posters. This leaves her with 2 sheets. She then cuts the remaining paper into rectangles, each being 1/4 of a sheet. To find the number of greeting cards she can make, we calculate the number of quarters in 2 sheets of paper:

1. Each sheet can be cut into 4 rectangles because each rectangle is 1/4 of a sheet.
2. Therefore, 2 sheets can be cut into 2 x 4 = 8 rectangles.

Hence, Sandy can make 8 greeting cards from the 2 remaining sheets of colored paper.

Answer 2

Answer: 8

Step-by-step explanation:

From the question, we are informed that Sandy has 6 sheets of colored paper and that she uses 4 sheets to make posters. Therefore she'll have 2 sheets of coloured paper left. This is gotten by : (6 - 4) = 2 sheets.

Since each rectangle is 1/4 of a sheet of colored paper, the number of greetings card that Sandy will make will be gotten by dividing 2 by 1/4. This will be:

= 2 ÷ (1/4)

= 2 × 4

= 8

Sandy will make 8 greeting cards