SOLUTION: Adam bakes a cake that is 30 cm long 20 cm wide and 3 cm high if he cuts the cake into 40 equal size pieces and the height remains at 3 cm how can I determine the width and length

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Question 1069621: Adam bakes a cake that is 30 cm long 20 cm wide and 3 cm high if he cuts the cake into 40 equal size pieces and the height remains at 3 cm how can I determine the width and length of each piece of cake
Answer by josgarithmetic(39617) About Me  (Show Source):
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More than one answer. Look at the factors making 40.
40=2%2A20=4%2A10=5%2A8

One of the good ways is cut the 30 cm length into 10 parts and cut the 20 cm width into 4 parts.