kaplan geometry problem

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by thephoenix » Thu May 06, 2010 10:36 pm
pradeepkaushal9518 wrote:a rectangle with the integer side lenghts has perimeter 10. what is the greates number of these rectangles that can be cut from a piece of paper with width 24 and lenght 60?

1.144
2.180
3.240
4.360
5.480
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possible values of length and breadth are (1,4) and (2,3) least area is 4*1=4
maximum # of rectangle with least area is 24*60/4=360
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