SOLUTION: I have an area 120 feet by105 feet that needs to be divided equally into 126 squares. How many squares across and vertically will that be?

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Question 978764: I have an area 120 feet by105 feet that needs to be divided equally into 126 squares. How many squares across and vertically will that be?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Each square is
%28120%2A105%29%2F126=100ft%5E2
So each side is
S=sqrt%28100%29=10ft
So you will have
120%2F10=12 squares across to make the 120 feet
and then you'll have 10 squares down to make 100 feet.
You'll have to break the remaining 6 squares in half to make the 5 feet.
By breaking them in half you'll then have 12 half-squares to go across the 120 feet.
So 12X10%261%2F2 squares.