SOLUTION: Hi Bob had a 1680cm wire to make big and small squares. He made 3 times as many small as big squares. The length of one side of each big and small square are 12cm and 3cm respecti

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Question 1176013: Hi
Bob had a 1680cm wire to make big and small squares. He made 3 times as many small as big squares. The length of one side of each big and small square are 12cm and 3cm respectively. How many small squares did he make

Answer by ewatrrr(24785) About Me  (Show Source):
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Hi
3 times as many small as big squares "x"
Perimeter of the squares (4xside):  48cm and 12cm 
 48x + 12(3x) = 1680cm
           x = 20  
and 3x = 60 the number of small squares he made.

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