The length of a rectangular board is 10 centimeters longer than its width. The width of the board is 26 centimeters. The board is cut into 9 equal pieces what is The area of each piece?What are the possible dimensions of each piece?
The width is w = 26 cm. Thus, the length is 26 cm + 10 cm, or 36 cm.
If we cut the board crosswise into 9 pieces of the same size and shape, each piece would be 26 cm by (36 cm)/9, or 26 cm by 4 cm. Many other possibilities exist.
