SOLUTION: I just want to ask how to get this. I am making a patch patchwork quilt. How many 8cm x 8cm pieces of material can i cut out of this bigger piece 1m by 50cm? Thanks!

Question 927146: I just want to ask how to get this.
I am making a patch patchwork quilt. How many 8cm x 8cm pieces of material can i cut out of this bigger piece 1m by 50cm?
Thanks!
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1 m x 50 cm = 100 cm x 50 cm
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8 cm goes into 100 cm 12.5 times,
so make that 12 times
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8 cm goes into 50 cm 6.25 times,
so make that 6 times
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You can get 72 of the 8 cm x 8 cm pieces
out of the material
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The waste in % is:

7.8%
That's a lot of waste, but I don't
think you can avoid it

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