Question 127525: How many lines must be drawn on a 3 foot square piece of cloth to mark off nine 1 foot squares? Answer by bucky(2189) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Look at this problem as being given a square of material that is 3 feet on each side.
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If you draw a grid on this like a tic-tac-toe game you will have 9 one foot squares.
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The grid will consist of two vertical lines that are each parallel to the vertical sides of
the square of material and are each 1 foot away from the closest vertical side. And it will also
consist of two horizontal lines that are each parallel to the horizontal sides of the square of
material and are each 1 foot away from the closest horizontal side.
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This means that you make a total of 4 lines, 2 vertical lines and 2 horizontal lines.
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Hope this helps you to see the solution to your problem.
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