SOLUTION: How many 1/2 inch squares can you get from a sheet of paper that is 8 1/2 x 11.

SOLUTION: How many 1/2 inch squares can you get from a sheet of paper that is 8 1/2 x 11.

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Question 350213: How many 1/2 inch squares can you get from a sheet of paper that is 8 1/2 x 11.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Look at the total area for a sheet of paper that is 8.5x11.

Each square has an area of,

So then the total numbers of squares in the paper are,

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