document.write( "Question 927146: I just want to ask how to get this. \r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "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?\r
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Algebra.Com's Answer #562699 by josmiceli(19441) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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1 m x 50 cm = 100 cm x 50 cm
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\n" ); document.write( "8 cm goes into 100 cm 12.5 times,
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\n" ); document.write( "8 cm goes into 50 cm 6.25 times,
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+12%2A6+=+72+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "You can get 72 of the 8 cm x 8 cm pieces
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\n" ); document.write( "The waste in % is:
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\n" ); document.write( " $\"+%28+5000+-+4608+%29+%2F+5000+\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"+392%2F5000+=+.078+\"$
\n" ); document.write( "7.8%
\n" ); document.write( "That's a lot of waste, but I don't
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