SOLUTION: Circular plates with radius 6 cm are placed side by side on the top of a table. The table measures 2.4 m by 1.2 m. Q- How many plates can fit side by side on the tabletop with no

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Question 814792: Circular plates with radius 6 cm are placed side by side on the top of a table. The table measures 2.4 m by 1.2 m.
Q- How many plates can fit side by side on the tabletop with no part of a plate extending over the edge of the table?

Answer by LinnW(1048) About Me  (Show Source):
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Since the table is 2.4M by 1.2M
we can represent this as 240cm by 120cm.
With each plate 6cm in radius each diameter is 12cm.
20 plates can placed in a row 20 by 12cm or 240cm.
We can arrange 10 such rows on the table
for a total of 20 x 10 = 200 plates.